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Michel Friedling
FounderCo-Founder & CEO at Look Up Space
Paris, Île-de-France, France
FoundedLook Up Space
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About
Michel Friedling is the cofounder and CEO of Look Up Space, a company focused on space traffic management, collision risk, and orbital threats. Prior to this, he served 36 years in the French Air Force, working as a fighter pilot and in strategy, finance, and innovation roles within the Ministry of the Armed Forces, before heading the French Space Command. He is also a founding partner of Dragonfly Partners, a consulting firm that develops solutions for the armed forces, and serves on the Advisory Council of the European Space Policy Institute.
Co-Founder & CEO at Look Up Space
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Juan Carlos DoladoCo-founder
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Juan Carlos Dolado PérezCo-Founder & Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer (CSIO)
Experience
- Look Up SpaceCofounder & CEOcurrent2022 — presentVille de Paris, Île-de-France, France
- European Space Policy Institute (ESPI)Adisory Council Membercurrent2024 — present
- Dragonfly PartnersAssociate & Chairmancurrent2022 — present
- French Ministry for Armed ForcesCommandant de l’Espace - French Space Commander2018 — 2022Paris
- État-Major des ArméesGeneral Officer in charge of Prospective, Strategy, Innovation2017 — 2018Région de Paris, France
- Armée de l’airProject manager - French Air Force Headquarters2017Région de Paris, France
- Combined Air Operations Center - US Air Forces Center EuropeFrench Senior National Representative & Air Operations Director2016 — 2017Ali Udeid Air Base - QATAR
- Armée de l'airHead of the Plans and Strategy Office - French Air Force Staff2014 — 2016Région de Paris, France
- French Ministry of DefenceProspective and Strategy Officer - Joint Armed Forces Headquarters2012 — 2014Paris
- Institut des hautes études de défense nationale (IHEDN)Auditeur 64° session Politique de Défense2011 — 2012
- French Ministry for Armed ForcesDefense Base Commander2010 — 2011Haute-Marne
- Armée de l'airAir Force Station Commander (Commandant de la Base Aérienne 113)2009 — 2011Saint-Dizier, Haute-Marne
- French Air Force HeadquartersDeputy Head of Department & Head of Department2004 — 2009Région de Paris, France
- Center for air evaluation and operationnal testing - Centre d'expériences ariennes militaires (CEAM)Squadron Commander2001 — 2004Mont-de-Marsan, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
- École de l'air et de l'espaceSenior executive for the class of 1998 at French Air Force Academy1998 — 2000
- Base aérienne 103Fighter Pilot - Squadron Commander1990 — 1998
Skills & more
Stratégie7Gestion d’équipeLeadership1Français2Change Management12Project Management8Défense6Armée5Relations internationales3Aérospatiale3Defense3Opérations militaires1
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CommandPlanification opérationnelleGestion de criseManagement de programmesLanguages Anglais
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- Who is Michel Friedling?
- Michel Friedling is the cofounder and CEO of Look Up Space, a company focused on space traffic management, collision risk, and orbital threats. Prior to this, he served 36 years in the French Air Force, working as a fighter pilot and in strategy, finance, and innovation roles within the Ministry of the Armed Forces, before heading the French Space Command. He is also a founding partner of Dragonfly Partners, a consulting firm that develops solutions for the armed forces, and serves on the Advisory Council of the European Space Policy Institute.
- Where does Michel Friedling work?
- Michel Friedling is Co-Founder & CEO of Look Up Space.
- What companies did Michel Friedling found?
- Michel Friedling founded Look Up Space.
- Where did Michel Friedling go to school?
- Michel Friedling studied at INSTITUT DES HAUTES ETUDES DE LA DEFENSE NATIONALE (IHEDN) (64ème session Politique de Défense); CHEM (Centre des Hautes Etudes Militaires) (Politique de défense et de sécurité, Géopolitique); Collège Interarmées de Défense (Ecole de guerre).
