Speaker Bio

Victoria has had an outstanding career to date with many achievements, including being the Chief Executive Officer for Invictus Games 2016 in Orlando and the Military Project Lead for the first Invictus Games (London 2014), inspiring 14 nations and over 400 athletes to compete. She has completed 21 years’ service within the Royal Air Force culminating with the prestigious rank of Group Captain. 

Victoria has served on numerous deployments around the world and prior to the inaugural Invictus Games she was the Base Support Commander for a Support Helicopter Base of 2000 personnel, which provided support to Operation Herrick, Afghanistan. 

Victoria is a passionate sportswoman and dedicates most of her spare time promoting sport across various sectors. She is Chief Executive for GB Snowsport; Chair for GB Surfing and Custodian for the Rugby Centurions, responsible for creating Social Impact on a global platform. Victoria also sits on the British Olympic Association and the Jockey Club boards. 

In addition, Victoria has been a Newspaper Reviewer for the BBC; a motivational speaker for Inspiring Women and a mentor for young female leaders. Victoria also made a critically acclaimed West End debut as the Narrator in the musical Girlfriends, which is set on an RAF Bomber Command base during World War 2. 

Victoria was appointed as a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List in 2004 following her deployment on Operations and for her commitment to RAF Waddington, and she was also subsequently appointed as an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List in 2014 for her commitment to RAF Benson and to adaptive sports. 

She is a mother of 3 young children, fluent in Spanish, and enjoys cross fit, triathlon, playing tennis and spending time with her family.