Christophe Valorge

Christophe Valorge

CTO
Thales Alenia Space
Christophe Valorge is the Chief Technical Officer of Thales Alenia Space Having a long and proven track record in space industry, Christophe joined Thales Alenia Space as Director of Research, Development and Product Policy in 2016. He started his career in 1989 as an engineer at CNES, the French Space Agency. He was promoted to various management positions, from Advisor on Technical Policy in 2005 up to the roles of Deputy Director of Scientific Payloads and Imagery in 2008 and Deputy Director of Orbital Projects in 2011. Christophe Valorge graduated from the Ecole Polytechnique in 1987 and from the Sup'Aero aeronautical engineering school in 1989.