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Jean-Dominique Coste

Jean-Dominique Coste

Senior Manager - Blue Sky Airbus Central Research & Technology

Airbus future of energy programs

Jean-Dominique (JD) is a Strategy Manager for Airbus, developing the future of its space and defense division. In this role, he works with top-level executives on country development strategies, partnerships, business growth, and corporate governance. He started his 13-year career as a Systems Engineer in Human Spaceflight programmes, at Airbus, NASA and ESA. He has also worked as Innovation Project Manager, building a startup and working with emerging startups. A convinced “citizen of the world” having lived and worked in Europe, Asia and US, he is a passionate space aficionado, and enjoys music production and freeride snowboarding in his free time.‍Jean-Dominique (JD) is a Strategy Manager at Airbus, developing the future of its space and defense division. In this role, he works with senior executives on country development strategies, partnerships, business growth and corporate governance.
He began his 13-year career as a systems engineer in human spaceflight programs at Airbus, NASA and ESA. He has also worked as an Innovation Project Manager, building a startup and working with emerging startups. A staunch "citizen of the world" having lived and worked in Europe, Asia and the United States, he is a space enthusiast, and in his spare time he enjoys music production and freeride snowboarding.