Francois Chopard Biography

As founder and chief executive of the Starburst Accelerator, François Chopard is pioneering today’s aerospace renaissance, uniting early-stage technology innovators with private investment to build the next wave of transportation, communication and intelligence. Since founding Starburst in 2012, Chopard has created 4 innovation hubs around the world (Paris, Munich, Los Angeles, Singapore), where his global team works alongside 300+ technology startups that are developing new aircrafts, spacecrafts, satellites, drones, sensors, AI, and software.

An entrepreneurial futurist, Chopard is a 20+ year veteran of the aerospace and defense sectors who has been instrumental in identifying future trends, product strategy, and investment thesis for companies. He’s been a managing partner for Impulse Partners, a partner for Paris-based, Oliver Wyman, chief executive of Arendi Consulting, and a consultant for PwC. Chopard received his MS in Electrical Engineering from the Ecole Supérieur d’Electricité (Supélec) in Paris, France, and started his career as an Airbus engineer and spent two years in a U.S. Air Force research lab.

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