Antoine Gélain is a corporate strategy advisor and expert in the Aerospace & Defense industry, having worked for thirty years in it, first as an international sales manager in Asia-Pacific for what has now become Airbus Group, then as a strategy consultant advising corporate clients and private equity investors active in the sector. He holds a master's degree from ESSEC School of Management in France and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. He is a fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society (FRAeS) and a contributing columnist for Aviation Week & Space Technology, where he writes on strategy and innovation.