Operational team
Laurent Husson
Co-founder and President of The Climate Company
Co-founder and President of The Climate Company
> Expert in the development and marketing of space applications, technologies dedicated to Earth observation, navigation and satellite communications.
> Former Executive Director of the AON Explorer unit (strategic consulting in the aerospace sector) of the Anglo-Saxon insurance group AON.
> Former Advisor and Vice-President of Telespazio France (a subsidiary of the French group Thales and the Italian company Leonardo specializing in space applications and operations).
> Founder of the international network Explorer Consulting which is based in Toulouse, Montreal and Tokyo, dedicated to the marketing of satellite technologies. Creator of the first French magazine dedicated to the history of the conquest of space: Sputnik Magazine.
> Laureate of the French Ministry of Ecology and Sustainable Development and Generali Grand Prize (COP 21) for the Climate City program (aerospace sensor networks dedicated to urban climate observation).
> Laureate of the Green Innovation & Research Award 2022 of the Bulles Cardin Foundation.
> Member of LFCA (Leaders For Climate Action) and shareholder of Time For The Planet.
> HEC Paris – Senior Executive MBA – CPA.
> University of Sciences Paul Sabatier Toulouse.
Member of SCALE (Aerospace Valley competitiveness cluster), the Solar Impulse World Foundation, and the Coq Vert initiative of BPI France.
Climatologist, co-Founder and Scientific Director of The Climate Company
> Researcher and Professor at Columbia University in New York – 150 publications and scientific contributions.
> Expert in climate dynamics, tele-epidemiology and public health.
> Advisor to the UN and the French space agency (CNES).
> Laureate of the French Ministry of Ecology and Sustainable Development and Generali Grand Prize (COP 21) for the Climate City program (aerospace sensor networks dedicated to urban climate observation).
> Laureate of the Green Innovation & Research Award 2022 of the Bulles Cardin Foundation.
> Doctorate in Environmental Sciences from the University of Virginia.> Divisional engineer at Météo France.
Member of SCALE (Aerospace Valley competitiveness cluster), the Solar Impulse World Foundation, and the Coq Vert initiative of BPI France.
Yves Tourre
Co-Founder and Scientific Director of The Climate Company
Michèle Pappalardo
Advisor and Member of the Strategic Committee of The Climate Company
Advisor and Member of the Strategic Committee of The Climate Company, Founder of Michèle PAPPALARDO Conseil
> Graduated from the French Ecole Nationale d’Adminsitration (ENA)
> Former president of the French Agency for Ecological Transition (ADEME).
> Founder and first President of the General Commission for Sustainable Development (CGDD).
> President of the Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) Label Committee and the Foundation of Gustave Eiffel University.
> Expert on Environmental issues and Sustainable Development.
> Former Cabinet Director of Ministries of Ecology (Nicolas Hulot) and Ecological Transition and Solidarity (Michel Barnier).
> President of the Committee Investment Socially Responsible (ISR label).
Member of SCALE (Aerospace Valley competitiveness cluster), the Solar Impulse World Foundation, and the Coq Vert initiative of BPI France.
Advisor and Member of the Strategic Committee of The Climate Company
CEO of the Urban and Architectural Agency Bechu & Partners, Clémence organizes projects and develops strategies with pioneering work on urban sustainable development, ariculating key actions with partners such as Foundation Palladio, and sustainable Labels such as BBCA among others. Beside of that, she personnaly collaborates at a scientific and strategic levels with start-ups involved within the rising climate economy.
> Member of the CEEBIOS and co-founder of Biomim City Lab, Clemence contributes to the development of operational tools for the establishment of Biomimetic Cities.
> Partner and Member of the EASY Monitoring Counsel, a biochemical Start-up for the use/recycling of biowastes.
Member of the FREY sustainable mission comittee.
> Member of the Board of Longevity Partners.
> Clémence holds a Master degree in Finance from Dauphine University and a specialized master degree in International Projects Management from ESCP.
Clémence Bechu
Advisor and Member of the Strategic Committee of The Climate Company
Valérie David
Advisor and Member of the Strategic Committee of The Climate Company
Advisor and Member of the Strategic Committee of The Climate Company
> Valérie began her career in the European institutions in Brussels after completing university studies in France and Germany. She then worked at the DATAR (Interministerial Delegation for Regional Planning and Attractiveness) office within the Permanent Representation of France to the EU, focusing on EU regional policies, which she later implemented as Director of European Affairs for the Champagne-Ardenne region.
> Former Sustainable Development Manager at the central body, then later at Crédit Foncier de France within’s the Chairman’s office.
> Former Director of Sustainable Development at EIFFAGE.
> Founderin 2024 of L’Alinéa Verde, a consulting firm dedicated to climate resilience in the construction sector and the traceability of materials and products.
> Involved in the works “Des Villes et des Hommes – contributions du laboratoire Phosphore à la ville durable” (2013) and “Vers le génie civil écologique” (2014).
> Laureate of the Europe section at Sciences Po Paris.
> Saarland University.
Climatologist, expert in atmospheric science and climate dynamics, assistant to Professor Yves M. Tourre / Scientific Direction of The Climate Company, deputy Chief Scientific Officer & Project Director
> Conducts climate studies and develops methods to ensure the performance and scientific and technical soundness of climate indices and all solutions adapted to the framework of an urban micro-scale approach.
> Laureate of the Green Innovation & Research Award 2022 of the Bulles Cardin Foundation.
> Paul Sabatier University & National School of Meteorology.
> Master 2 Ocean, Atmosphere and Climate Science.
Member of SCALE (Aerospace Valley competitiveness cluster), the Solar Impulse World Foundation, and the Coq Vert initiative of BPI France.
Roman Yassinski
Expert in atmospheric science and climate dynamics
Mélanie Caruso
Administrative and financial Director - Sales administration Manager
Administrative and financial Director and Sales administration Manager
> Expatriate in China for more than 7 years, with experience as Marketing Manager for a French bakeries chain and as Account Manager for an insurance broker.
> More than six years’ experience in administration and financial management in the construction sector.
> Sciences po Aix.
> Master’s degree in law, economics, management, with specialization in International affairs.
Member of SCALE (Aerospace Valley competitiveness cluster), the Solar Impulse World Foundation, and the Coq Vert initiative of BPI France.
Climatologist, deputy Scientific Manager, Urban climate modelling Project Manager and representative of TCC programs in French Overseas departments and territories
> Leads the work dedicated to the impact of demography and anthropogenic activities on the climate at the urban micro-scale.
> In charge of urban climate modeling and contributes to the design of simulation solutions related to the anticipation of climate risks at the city scale.
> Laureate of the Green Innovation & Research Award 2022 of the Bulles Cardin Foundation.
> Paul Sabatier University & National School of Meteorology.
Member of SCALE (Aerospace Valley competitiveness cluster), the Solar Impulse World Foundation, and the Coq Vert initiative of BPI France.
Yaniss Chehbouni
Deputy Scientific Manager, Urban climate modelling Project Manager and Representative of TCC programs in French Overseas departments and territories
Mickaël Forêt
Software and Digital Sciences Department Manager
Head of Software and Digital Sciences Research & Development activities
> Designs and develops the algorithms and codes dedicated to the calculation of UCIX indices and to all the resulting solutions.
> Contributes to all research activities related to the processing of climate parameters used in the operation and solutions proposed by the MY CLIMATE platform.
> Laureate of the Green Innovation & Research Award 2022 of the Bulles Cardin Foundation.
> INP ENSEEIHT – Graduate engineer in Digital Sciences.
Member of SCALE (Aerospace Valley competitiveness cluster), the Solar Impulse World Foundation, and the Coq Vert initiative of BPI France.
Data analysis expert
> Member of The Climate Company’s Research and Development team dedicated to software development and computer science.
> Polytech Sorbonne – Masters of Engineering – MEng, Computational and Applied Mathematics.
> Univerzita Karlova – Erasmus Exchange, applied maths and computer sciences.
Member of SCALE (Aerospace Valley competitiveness cluster), the Solar Impulse World Foundation, and the Coq Vert initiative of BPI France.
Khodor Bouorm
Data Scientist
Claire Siegel
Quality and organization manager
Quality and organization manager
> Data Scientist and a member of the Research and Development team dedicated to software design and digital science at The Climate Company.
> Télécom Nancy – Software Engineer.
Member of SCALE (Aerospace Valley competitiveness cluster), the Solar Impulse World Foundation, and the Coq Vert initiative of BPI France.
Geographer, expert in geographic information systems and remote sensing
> Contributes to the improvement of Climate Indices and to the design of solutions dedicated to cities and communities In charge of the analysis of geographical data compatible with GIS.
> Gustave Eiffel University & National School of Geographical Sciences (ENSG).
> Master 2 Geographic Information, Spatial Analysis and Remote Sensing.
Member of SCALE (Aerospace Valley competitiveness cluster), the Solar Impulse World Foundation, and the Coq Vert initiative of BPI France.
Roger Oly
Geographer, expert in geographic information systems and remote sensing
Jérôme Ingrasci
Operations Manager, International Affairs & Tenders
Operations Manager, International Affairs & Tenders
> Expert in European regulation, specialising in taxonomy issues (Pillar II – adapting to climate change).
> Ten years’ experience as a project manager and design engineer in the fields of construction, HVAC (Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning) and renewable energies in various parts of the world (Europe, Canada, the Caribbean, etc.).
> Trained at IRIS SUP’ (geopolitics and foresight), Master – training centre of the Paris-based think-tankat “Institut de Relations Internationales et Stratégiques” – as part of a double degree (Master in public administration, diplomacy and international relations) organised by IPAG (Institut de Préparation à l’Administration Générale) in Brest (Université de Bretagne Occidentale).
> Engineer specialising in climatic engineering (Belgian engineering school).
> Master’s degree in Management Sciences obtained in Belgium.
Member of SCALE (Aerospace Valley competitiveness cluster), the Solar Impulse World Foundation, and the Coq Vert initiative of BPI France.
Physicist and AI Expert – The Climate Company
>Expertise in modern artificial intelligence methods: language models, computer vision, and deep learning, applied to climate-related challenges.
> Performance calculations based on numerical linear algebra and advanced professional certification in data analysis.
> UQTR – Theoretical Physics.
> Université Laval – Artificial Intelligence.
Member of SCALE (Aerospace Valley competitiveness cluster), the Solar Impulse World Foundation, and the Coq Vert initiative of BPI France.
