VIA Hires Former Qualtrics Federal Business Leader Emilee Lehenbauer to Accelerate Growth

Lehenbauer will lead VIA's go-to-market strategy as the company expands across the federal market

BOSTON, Sept. 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- VIA Science, Inc. (VIA), a leading mission-critical software provider, announced today the appointment of Emilee Lehenbauer as Senior Vice President, Public Sector, based in Washington, D.C. Lehenbauer joins VIA from Qualtrics, where she led the federal business, helping agencies modernize service delivery through AI. She brings more than a decade of experience in federal sales, customer experience, and digital transformation.

VIA's unique combination of intuitive, ultra-secure AI, distributed ledger auditing, and post-quantum encryption allows organizations across government to share and analyze sensitive, distributed data without compromising security or control. Designed for simplicity and rapid deployment, VIA makes data usable wherever the mission happens, even offline or in contested environments. Lehenbauer's appointment comes as VIA builds on its existing government work, including six years with the United States Air Force, to accelerate its growth across the defense, federal, critical infrastructure, and public safety markets.

"VIA has proven that its technology can meet the security and operational needs of the most mission-critical organizations in government, and we are experiencing increased demand across agencies," said Colin Gounden, co-founder and CEO of VIA. "Coming from a multi-billion dollar company, Emilee knows how to oversee and scale a team that serves the public sector. She understands what government customers need, how they buy, and how to communicate the value of new technology in a way that resonates with them."

In her role, Lehenbauer will lead VIA's strategy to expand the adoption of its technology across government agencies and demonstrate how VIA can address U.S. federal, state, and local customers' needs, while solving data sovereignty and operational challenges.

"Government agencies shouldn't have to choose between putting their data to work and maintaining control of it," said Lehenbauer. "That's what attracted me to VIA. Its decentralized architecture keeps data sovereign, giving government customers a fundamentally different way, compared to other AI platforms, to use sensitive data safely across disconnected sources to power intelligence and automation. I'm excited to bring that capability to more agencies across federal, state, and local governments."

Lehenbauer also served for five years as Director of Business Development at the United Service Organizations (USO), a nonprofit that provides programs and services to U.S. service members and their families worldwide.

About VIA

Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, VIA Science, Inc. (VIA) is a leading mission-critical software company that enables organizations to share and analyze sensitive, distributed data at speed without compromising security or control. VIA's decentralized architecture keeps data sovereign, while its agentic AI helps organizations solve critical challenges and its military-grade security governs access. Designed for simplicity, rapid deployment, and disconnected, contested environments, VIA makes sensitive data usable wherever the mission happens, even offline. The Department of War, federal and state law enforcement, Fortune 50 and critical infrastructure companies around the globe trust VIA to help them solve their toughest analytics and digital security challenges.

SOURCE VIA Science, Inc.