Pascale Sourisse is a graduate of École Polytechnique and Telecom Paris.
She began her career holding management positions within France Telecom, Jeumont-Schneider and Compagnie Générale des Eaux, as well as with the French Ministry of Industry. She joined Alcatel in 1995 as Vice President, Planning and Strategy of Alcatel Space and, in 1997, she was appointed Chairman & CEO of SkyBridge. In 2001, she became President and CEO of Alcatel Space, and in 2005 President and CEO of Alcatel Alenia Space. In 2007, Pascale Sourisse joined Thales as a member of the Executive Committee, Senior Vice President of Thales's Space Division, and President and CEO of Thales Alenia Space. In 2008, she was appointed Senior Vice President of the Land & Joint Systems Division and in 2010, became Senior Vice President of the Secure Communications & Information Systems Division.
Since 2013, she has been Senior Executive Vice-President, International Development.
Pascale Sourisse is a Commandeur of both the French “Légion d’honneur” and “Ordre du Mérite”. She is a board member of Ecole Polytechnique and Institut Polytechnique de Paris. She is also a member of the French Academy of Technologies.