Tomasz Krysinski

Tomasz Krysinski was the Vice President of Research and Innovation of Airbus Helicopters for 21 years.

Born in Lodz, Poland, Mr. Krysinski holds a Master of Engineering from the Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Arts et Métiers (ENSAM) Paris and the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Pétroles et des Moteurs (IFP) as well as a Master of Science in Energy Processes from Université Paris VI.

He joined Aerospatiale (which later became Eurocopter and then Airbus Helicopters) in 1986 as aerodynamics engineer and played a key role in the development of most of their modern product range including the Tiger, Squirrel, NH-90, EC120/155/225, H130/145/150, the high-speed compound demonstrator X3 as Chief Engineer and the RACER. 

He has championed education throughout his career, teaching at several European universities, authoring four books, and mentoring 20+ doctoral dissertations. He is an Honorary Fellow of the VFS, served as the President of the VFS Board of Directors, and a recipient of the Knight of the Legion of Honour, France (2025).