Holding a Master's degree in Economics and Administration with a major in International Project Management and a Bachelor's degree in International Trade, Clothilde Petitjean has been assuming the responsibilities of the Program Director for the Consortium for Research and Innovation in Aerospace in Quebec (CRIAQ) since 2019.

Clothilde delved into the world of innovation and collaboration immediately after her studies. She held the positions of: European and International Project Manager at EMC2 competitiveness cluster in France, then Project Manager for CRIAQ and its pan-Canadian extension, CARIC, for 4 years. In 2019, she successfully completed a comprehensive certificate in Strategic Project Management (including AGILE) from McGill University. Since then, she has also undergone training from the College of Administrators and Management courses at HEC. Since taking up her position as CRIAQ Programs Director, she has notably participated, under CRIAQ CEO’s vision, in the integration of the Mobility of the future in the CRIAQ road map for Aerospace and aviation in Québec and to the analysis report of success/failure factors and criteria of Social Acceptability of AAM projects.