Francis Pollet
Francis Pollet | |
|---|---|
| Born | Pollet 5th of May 1964 |
| Nationality | French |
| Citizenship | French |
| Education | Fighter pilot |
| Alma mater | École de l'air |
| Occupation | Director-General of the Institut polytechnique des sciences avancées |
| Employer | IONIS Education Group |
| Known for | Director-General of the École de l'air and of the Institut polytechnique des sciences avancées |
| Predecessor | Hervé Renaudeau |
| Children | 3 |
Francis Pollet (born 5 May 1964 at Roubaix), is a French professor and General officer.[1] Since March 2017, he is the director-general of the Institut polytechnique des sciences avancées (French private aerospace university).
Biography
Graduate from the École de l'air (promotion 1985), Francis Pollet started his career as a fighter pilot and cargo pilot where he performed more than 100 missions.[2] Then, he became pilot for the French government and more specifically for the Prime Minister Lionel Jospin and the President Jacques Chirac on Dassault Falcon 900 and Airbus Corporate Jet.[3]
After that, he has done a 15-year career in human resources and operational activities. He has been aeronautical advisory for 4 Ministry of Defense (Hervé Morin, Alain Juppé, Gérard Longuet and Jean-Yves Le Drian).[4]
The 1st of September 2003, he is nominated general director of the École de l'air where he managed the digital transformation[5] by creating the MOOC in air defense.[6] In March 2017, he becomes CEO of the Institut Polytechnique des Sciences Avancées, a French grande école in aeronautical and space engineering.
Francis Pollet is General officer.[7]
Bibliography
- Académie nationale de l'air et de l'espace and Lucien Robineau, Les français du ciel, dictionnaire historique, Le Cherche midi, June 2005, 782 p. (ISBN 2-7491-0415-7)
Distinctions
References
- ^ (in French)Le général Francis Pollet prend le commandement des EOAA
- ^ (in French)Le fabuleux destin de Francis Pollet, l’ancien pilote de Chirac devenu directeur d’école
- ^ (in French)IPSA 3.0
- ^ (in French)Biographie du général de division aérienne Francis Pollet[permanent dead link]
- ^ (in French)[Ecole de l'air : modernisation de son enseignement on YouTube]
- ^ (in French)Compréhension de l'arme aérienne
- ^ (in French)[Interview du général Francis Pollet on YouTube]