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André Borschberg

Swiss businessman and pilot (born 1952)

André Borschberg (born 13 December 1952) is a Swiss entrepreneur, explorer, pilot, and professional speaker. He is the co-founder and CEO of Solar Impulse.2

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Born Dec 13, 1952.1

About

In July 2016, he co-piloted and successfully completed the first manned solar-powered flight to circumnavigate the Earth.

Borschberg is the co-founder and executive chairman of H55, a company that develops electric propulsion technology for the aviation industry and serves as a member of the World Economic Forum Community of Experts.

Borschberg holds several world records for his work on Solar Impulse, a project aimed to design, build, and fly long-range manned solar-powered aircraft. On July 7th, 2010, he completed the first 24-hour solar-powered flight, setting the records for the longest manned solar-powered flight and the greatest height reached by a solar aircraft. During the Japan-to-Hawaii leg of the flight, Borschberg flew non-stop for 117 hours and 52 minutes, breaking Steve Fossett’s 2006 world record for longest solo flight in an airplane of any kind.

Borschberg holds 14 Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) world records, including: free distance along a course, straight distance, and the longest solo flight in a fixed-wing aircraft of any kind.

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Companies

Early life and education

  • Date not recordedÉcole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne3
  • Date not recordedMassachusetts Institute of Technology3

André Borschberg was born on December 13, 1952, in Zürich, Switzerland. He holds a master's degree in mechanical engineering from École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and another in management science from the Sloan School of Management at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He also holds professional certifications in Financial Management and Business Management from HEC Lausanne.

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Career

Occupation: mechanical engineer, engineer, aircraft pilot, entrepreneur.5

Borschberg trained as a jet pilot in the Swiss Air Force before entering the business field. He worked as a consultant at the consultancy firm McKinsey & Company for five years. In 2002, he co-founded Innovative Silicon, a microprocessor technology company that produced a novel type of DRAM.

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Personal life

  • BornDec 13, 1952, Zurich6
  • CitizenshipSwitzerland7

Awards

  • 2011Nessim-Habif Award8
  • 2009Braunschweiger Forschungspreis8
  • Date not recordedHenri Deutsch de la Meurthe award8
  • Date not recordedMungo Park Medal8

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