Andre Loesekrug-Pietri

Andre held leadership positons in private equity, industry, as an entrepreneur and in government (as former special adviser to the French Minister of Defense). He is currently Chairman & Scientfic Director of the Joint European Disruptive Initiative (JEDI), precursor to a European advanced research projects agency (ARPA), bringing together more than 6500 leading scientists, startup founders and industrialists from 30 European countries - to accelerate the continent’s leadership in disruptive innovations, in climate technologies, lifesciences, Space, Oceans and Digital. Graduate from HEC, Kennedy School, auditor of Sup’Aero aerospace engineering school and IHEDN, he is Young Global Leader from the World Economic Forum, European 40under40, Colonel (reserve) with the French Air & Space Force, private pilot, and sits on the Innovation Board of the Munich Security Conference and of the Advisory Board of the Saarland 3 billion Euro Transformation Fund.