Gaël Le Bris

Gaël Le Bris, CM, ENV SP, PE is Vice President, Aviation Planning and Technical Fellow with WSP. He supervises aviation planning projects and provides expertise in aviation engineering, operations and safety in the United States and abroad. He and his team have conducted several research and practical implementation projects for advancing aviation innovation and advanced air mobility across the nation. He was the principal investigator for ACRP Research Report 239: Preparing Your Airport for Electric Aircraft & Hydrogen Technologies as well as one of the lead authors of ACRP Research Report 243: An Airport-Centric Study of the Urban Air Mobility Market. Gaël is the Chair of the Transportation Research Board’s AV090 Standing Committee on Aviation Safety, Security and Emergency Management. He is an active member of several industry organizations including AIAA, SAE International, The French-Speaking Airports (UAF&FA), and the Vertical Flight Society. Gaël holds master’s degrees in aeronautical engineering and economics from the National University of Civil Aviation (ENAC) (Toulouse, France) as well as in airport development and management from the Florida Institute of Technology (Melbourne, FL).