Our governance

Our Board of Directors determines the general guidelines for the Institute's education, research, scientific and technical information and external cooperation policies. It is made up of representatives of the State, members from outside the institution and members representing the staff and students of our Institute. It has 27 members.

Marwan Lahoud, Chairman of the Board of Directors

Our Chairman of the Board of Directors is chosen from among the qualified personalities who are members of the Board. He is appointed by decree for a period of three years, renewable twice.

Marwan Lahoud was appointed Chairman of the ISAE-SUPAERO Board of Directors on 28 August 2023. A weapons engineer, Mr Lahoud is a graduate of the Ecole Polytechnique and the Ecole Nationale de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace (SupAéro). Mr Lahoud was Chairman and CEO of MBDA (missiles and missile systems) from 2003 to 2007. He was Executive Vice President Strategy and International at Airbus from 2007 to 2017. He was Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Tikehau Investment Management and Chairman of Tikehau Capital's Private Equity business, where he dealt in particular with cybersecurity and aerospace strategies. In 2024, Mr Lahoud joined the investment bank Messier et Associés. Mr Lahoud is also Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Institut des Hautes Etudes Scientifiques (IHES), a member of the Steering Committee of the Institut Montaigne and Honorary Chairman of GIFAS (Groupement des Industries Françaises Aéronautiques et Spatiales).

Members of the Board of Directors

Chairman

• Marwan LAHOUD, Messier & Associés

State representatives

• Caroline KRYKWINSKI, Director of Human Resources, DGA or her representative Christophe SIMON

• Mathilde BOUVAREL DELPY, Deputy Director of Defence Projects and Policies or her representative Chantal CLEM, Deputy Director of Operations and Other Organisations

• Michel SAYEG, Director of the Infovalorised Combat, Intelligence, Cyber, Space and Mission Aircraft Management Unit (UM CIRCEA)

• Hubert L'EBRALY, Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors, Deputy Director, Technical Division of the French Defence Procurement Agency (Direction Générale de l'Armement)

• Stéphane MOLINIER, Deputy Chairman of the Innovation, Competitiveness, and Modernization Section of the French General Council for the Economy, Industry, Energy, and Technology (Conseil Général de l'Economie, de l'Industrie, de l'Énergie et des Technologies)

• Laurent AUTRIQUE, Scientific and Educational Adviser, Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation

• Mélanie BATS, France 2030 Project Manager, Space and Defence Operations Act, Space and Defence Policy Department, Ministry of Higher Education and Research

• Olivier CHANSOU, Director of the Ecole Nationale de l'Aviation Civile (National Civil Aviation School)

• Christophe HOZÉ, Head of the Department of the Ministerial Budget and Accounting Controller, Ministry of Defence

Members from outside the institution

• Bruno SAINJON, Chairman of ONERA, deputizing for Thierry ALCOUFFE

• Marwan LAHOUD, Messier & Associés

• Eric DALBIES, Group Vice President Strategy, R&T and Innovation, SAFRAN

• Alain DE ZOTTI, Executive Vice President Engineering, Airbus Helicopters

• Valérie GUILLEMET, Director of Human Resources, Dassault Aviation

• Catherine LAMBERT, Director of the European Centre for Research and Training in Advanced Computing (CERFACS)

• Nadia PELLEFIGUE, Vice-President of the Regional Council

• Nicolas MARSON, President of the ISAE SUPAERO ENSICA Association or his representative: Christian DEDIEU, Honorary President ISAE SUPAERO ENSICA Alumni

• Stéphane ALBERNHE, President of the Foundation close to the Institute, or his representative

Staff, student, and pupil representatives

• Damien ROQUE, teaching and research staff

• Caroline BERARD, teaching and research staff

• Emmanuel RACHELSON, teaching and research staff

• Valérie ALLAIN, technical teaching and research staff

• Nathalie BLANCHET, technical and administrative staff

• Nathalie LENNE, technical and administrative staff

• Jules COEUILLET, civilian student

• Jeanne JAULT, civilian student

• Samy-William AYYADA, student arms engineer

In an advisory capacity

• Marie-Hélène Baroux, President of the Institute

• The institution's Budget Controller or his representative

• Dominique SAULCHOIR, Accounting Officer

Permanent guests

• Majdi KHOUDEIR, Director of ISAE-ENSMA

• Stéphanie BINET, Paymaster General of Haute-Garonne

• Elisabeth CADIOU, Deputy Head of Schools, Training, and Professional Development DGA/DRH

• Pierre REAL, Director General of the Ecole de l'Air et de l'Espace, Commander of Air Force Base 701

• Monique LEGRAND-LARROCHE, Inspector General of the Armed Forces - Armament

ISAE-SUPAERO members

• Emilie TOTA, Deputy Director

• Grégoire CASALIS, Dean of Research and Educational Resources

• Fabien CLEMENT, Administrative Director

• Didier DELORME, Dean of Advancement and Innovation

• Pascale RIGAUD, Dean of studies

Our Institute is managed by a President in accordance with the guidelines laid down by the Board of Directors. She is assisted by the Deputy Director, the Administrative Director, the Dean of Research and Educational Resources, the Dean of studies and the Dean of Advancement and Innovation.

Marie-Hélène Baroux is an engineer specializing in telecommunications and aerospace engineering, and has been President of ISAE-SUPAERO since 1 August 2024.

Our Education Council is consulted on issues relating to education, and in particular on curricula and teaching volumes, teaching methods, the assessment of knowledge and the completion of studies, as well as on links between education and research. It is also consulted on issues relating to teaching cooperation with foreign organisations.

Our Education Council has 29 members.

External personalities

• Mohammed KHALLOUK, Head of the Office of School Supervision, Initial Training and Partnerships, DGA representative

• Bruno VERZOTTI, Director of Upstream Studies, MBDA

• Virginie PANNETIER-ROMIEN, Deputy Leader Ambassador, SAFRAN

• Florence DUFRASNES, AIRBUS DS

• Fabrice LEBEAU, Big Data Programme Director, DASSAULT AVIATION

• Industrial vacancy (pending appointment)

• Laurent PERAULT, Head of Student Life, ISAE-ENSMA

• Dominique ROSSIN, Director of Education and Research, Institut Polytechnique de Paris

• Vacancy in higher education (pending appointment)

• Gustavo ALONSO RODRIGO, Director of the Technical University of Madrid (ETSIAE/UPM)

Elected representatives of the Institute's permanent teaching staff and their alternates

College A: representatives of the Institute's teaching and research staff

• Emmanuel BENARD (re-elected) - Thibault GATEAU (alternate)

• Christophe GARION (re-elected) - Emilien FLAYAC (alternate)

• Hélène PARISOT-DUPUIS (re-elected) - Maxime FIORE (alternate)

• Romain BUQUET - Pascaline RIVENCQ (alternate)

• Jean-Marc MOSCHETTA - Valérie FERRAND (alternate)

Elected civilian student representatives and their alternates

College B: Institute student representatives

B1/General engineering training

• Axel CHUETTE - Gabriel LEGUILLETTE (alternate)

B2/Specialty engineering training

• Marie LUREAU - Julie GROSJEAN (alternate)

B3/Master's degrees and Advanced Master programmes

• Isaac NUNO GOMEZ - Alessandro CAPURRO LLADO (alternate)

B4/Civilian doctoral candidates

• Sophonie PECH - Abdoulaye SARR (alternate)

Representative of armaments engineers

1 IETA student

• Lucas ETANCELIN IETA

Members of ISAE-SUPAERO management or their representative

• Marie-Hélène BAROUX, President (Chair)

• Pascale RIGAUD, Dean of studies

• Grégoire CASALIS, Dean of Research and Educational Resources

• Xavier CARBONNEAU, Head of the Aerodynamics, Energetics, and Propulsion Department

• Valérie BUDINGER, Head of the Aerospace Vehicle Design and Operation Department

• Angélique RISSONS, Head of the Electronics, Optronics and Signal Department

• Jérôme LACAN, Head of the Complex Systems Engineering Department

• Catherine MABRU, Head of the Mechanics of Structures and Materials Department

• Philippe GIRARD, Head of Department, Languages, Arts, Culture, and Society

Permanent guests in an advisory capacity

• Emilie TOTA, Deputy Director of ISAE

• Didier DELORME, Dean of Advancement and Innovation

Programme leaders in an advisory capacity

• Laurent MICHEL, General Engineer

• Samuel RIVALLANT, Industrial Engineering by apprenticeship

• Joël BORDENEUVE-GUIBÉ Master in Aerospace Engineering (MAE)

Our Research Council is consulted on the general direction of research and the relations to be established with national, foreign and international scientific circles. It examines the annual report on the activities of the research structures and on initiatives to promote and disseminate scientific and technical culture.

Our Research Council has 27 members.

External personalities

• Franck HERVY, Head of Innovation, ASA Division, responsible for the "Fluids and Structures" scientific area

• Riad HAIDAR, General Scientific Director of ONERA

• Pierre LOPEZ, Deputy Director of LAAS-CNRS

• Karim MOKADDEM VP, fast track electrification leader, AIRBUS SAS

• Olivier DOMERCQ, Vice President, Engine Projects and Research, Safran Helicopter Engines

• Gilles SAVARD, Full professor Ecole Polytechnique Montréal, Managing Director IVADO

• Jacques BOREE ISAE-ENSMA, Scientific Director

• Olivier L. de WECK, Apollo Program Professor of Astronautics and Engineering Systems at MIT

• Philippe ROSTAND, General Studies and Space Programme Director, Dassault-Aviation

Elected representatives of the Institute's Research staff

• Michael BAUERHEIM (re-elected) - Romain GOJON (substitute)

• Caroline CHANEL (re-elected) - Raphaëlle ROY (alternate)

• Joseph MORLIER (re-elected) - Andréa BRUGNOLI (alternate)

• Naomie MURDOCH - Gaël PAGES (alternate)

• Christine TASSON - Alain HAÏT (alternate)

Elected representatives of civilian doctoral students

• José Afonso DE-OLIVEIRA-MORENO-NEVES - Damien COURTEVILLE (alternate)

• Giulio PELENGHI - Umberto ZUCCHELI (alternate)

Representative of weapons corps engineers enrolled in doctoral studies (1)

1 IETA student

• Rémi GRANZOTTO

Members of ISAE-SUPAERO management

• Marie-Hélène Baroux, President (Chair)

• Pascale RIGAUD, Dean of studies

• Grégoire CASALIS, Dean of Research and Educational Resources

• Xavier CARBONNEAU, Head of the Aerodynamics, Energetics, and Propulsion Department

• Valérie BUDINGER, Head of the Aerospace Vehicle Design and Operation Department

• Angélique RISSONS, Head of the Electronics, Optronics and Signal Department

• Jérôme LACAN, Head of the Complex Systems Engineering Department

• Catherine MABRU, Head of Department, Mechanics of Structures and Materials

• Philippe GIRARD, Head of Department, Languages, Arts, Culture, and Society

Permanent guests in an advisory capacity

• Emilie TOTA, Deputy Director of ISAE

• Emmanuel ZENOU, Head of International Relations Department

• Lise BRIVOT, Head of Corporate and Alumni Relations

• Didier DELORME, Dean of Advancement and Innovation

Internal guests

• David MIMOUN, Deputy Director, DRRP

• Laurent JOLY, Director of ISA

• Olivier BESSON, Head of Doctoral Training Department

• Sylvie MERSADIER, Head of Documentation Department

• Nicolas NOLHIER, Director of the Toulouse University Space Centre GIS

• Jean-Marc MOSCHETTA, Professor, Head of GIS Micro-Drones

External guests

• Stéphane CONVERSY, Director of the ONERA-ENAC-ISAE-SUPAERO research federation

• Patrick SENAC, Director of Research, ENAC

• Virginie WIELS, Director of the ONERA DTIS Department

• Jean-François FERRERO, Director of the UMR Institut Clément Ader

• Laurent DEROIN, CNES Strategy Department