Hélène Huby
CEO of a rocket and space company
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Hélène Huby (French pronunciation: [elɛn ybi]; born 1977 or 1978[1]) is a French entrepeneur. She is the co-founder and CEO of The Exploration Company, which aims to democratize space exploration.[2][3]
École normale supérieure
École nationale d'administration
Hélène Huby | |
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| Born | 1977 or 1978 (age 47–48) |
| Education | Master's degree École normale supérieure École nationale d'administration |
| Occupation | CEO |
| Organization | The Exploration Company |
Sailor Jean Le Bret was her great-grandfather.
Education
Huby was educated at Lycée Henri IV.[4] She obtained her master's degree in Economics and Mathematics from the École normale supérieure and her master's degree in Public Administration from the École nationale d'administration.[5]
Career
Huby is the chief executive officer of The Exploration Company. She started her career at a European SME undergoing turnaround where she focused mainly on the Internet.[6] Then moved to the company FaberNovel (Paris, Hamburg) to manage several digital innovation projects. Later she became Director of Innovation at Airbus Defence & Space (Toulouse, Paris, Bremen, Munich, Madrid).[6][7]
Huby served as an executive at Airbus Defence & Space and ArianeGroup both in operational and strategic roles. She has been in medical research.[8] At Airbus, she was vice president for the Orion spacecraft's service module.[9] Hélène Huby has co-founded and is a Member of the Board of the Microbiome Foundation. She is the Founder & Chair of Urania Ventures, a deep tech investment company. She is the Founder & Chair of The Karman Project.,[10][11] a non-profit foundation which fosters trust, independent dialogue and cooperation between the ones who shape the future of space.
In 2023 she was awarded the Ordre national du Mérite, Knight class.[12]
