Vicky Gosling

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; Board member for the British Olympic Association; Chair and Custodian for the Rugby Centurions, Invictus Games Strategic Advisor for the UK Delegation Board; a Board Director and Chief Strategy Officer for a flourishing FinTech Business with a mission to provide financial
inclusion and she recently joined Responsible Finance Board.

In addition, Victoria is a Newspaper Reviewer for the BBC and a motivational speaker for Inspiring Women. 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.
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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 and enjoys most sports including playing tennis, golf and spending time with her family.