Background
Richard, Philippe Jean was born on November 4, 1953 in Montélimar, France. Son of Andre and Rose Richard.
Richard, Philippe Jean was born on November 4, 1953 in Montélimar, France. Son of Andre and Rose Richard.
Engineer, SUPELEC, Ecole Supérieure d'Electricité, Gif sur Yvette, France, 1974—1977. Master of Science, Stanford University, Dept of Aeronautics & Astronautics, Palo Alto, California, 1977—1978. Astrophysics License certified, University Paris, Orsay, 1976—1977.
Research group leader Office National d'Etudes et de Recherches Aerospatiales, National Aerospace Research Center, Chatillon, France, 1979—1989. Founder, Chief Executive Officer Dimensions S.A., Aix en Provence (Meyreuil), France, 1989—2000. General manager Vaisala S.A., Thunderstorm Business Unit, Aix en Provence, France, 2000—2002, Vaisala Inc., Thunderstorm Business Unit, Tucson, 2002—2004.
Director business development Office National d'Etudes et de Recherches Aerospatiales, French Aerospace Research Laboratory, Chatillon, France, since 2004.
Member of American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
Married Antje Kruse, August 9, 2002.