Since 2013, Catherine LAMBERT has been the CEO of Cerfacs, the European Centre for Advanced Research and Training in Scientific Computing, an organisation dedicated to research, development, technology transfer and training in modelling, simulation and high-performance computing. Cerfacs designs, develops and delivers innovative methods and software solutions in the fields of aeronautics, space, climate, the environment and energy.
Catherine LAMBERT is a graduate of ENSEEIHT and holds a PhD and an Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches (HDR) in signal processing. She is a graduate of the IHEST executive programme and holds a CPA Dirigeant d’entreprise qualification from TBS Education.
She has developed extensive expertise in on-board data processing, with a particular focus on data compression, at CNES since 1989. From 2004 to 2013, she headed the “Technical Coordination and Future Preparation” department at the Toulouse Centre.
In February 2022, Catherine LAMBERT was appointed France 2030 Ambassador for Digital Technologies.
Catherine LAMBERT is President of Club GALAXIE, which brings together around one hundred executives from the space sector in the Occitanie region. She is also a member of the Board of Directors of Aerospace Valley and chairs its certification committee.
Catherine LAMBERT is a member of the French Academy of Technologies and an Officer of the French National Order of Merit.
