Magali Vaissière was Director of Telecommunications and Integrated Applications at the European Space Agency (ESA), from 2008[1] until 2020.[2] She was responsible for the agency's programme of Advanced Research in Telecommunications System (ARTES).
Magali Vaissière | |
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| Born | 15 July 1957 |
| Nationality | French |
| Alma mater | Télécom ParisTech |
| Occupation | Engineer |
Vaissière was also head of the European Centre for Space Applications and Telecommunications (ECSAT), located at Harwell, Oxfordshire.[3]
Biography
Vaissière was born on 15 July 1957 [4] in Montpellier[5] (Hérault). After studying as an engineer at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Telecommunications de Paris (Telecom Paris Tech), she obtained a Master of Science from Stanford University.[6] She also has an Executive MBA from the Centre de Perfectionnement aux Affaires.
After graduating, Vaissière worked for Thomson-CSF Radars for nine years then for EADS-Astrium Satellite for 15 years.[7]
Awards
- 2007: Prix Irène-Joliot-Curie in the category in Women in Companies[8]
- 2008: Knighted in the Legion of Honour for services to telecommunications [9]
- 2017: UK Space Personality of the Year [10]
- 2018: Sir Arthur Clarke Award in the category Space Achievement by Industry/Project Individual[11]
- 2018: Forbes The World's Top 50 Women in Tech [12]