Currently, Stéphane Israël is Chairman & Chief Executive Officer for Arianespace SASU, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Starsem SA and Chief Executive Officer of Arianespace Participation SA.

He is also on the board of Carrefour SA, École Normale Supérieure and Bpifrance International Capital SA.

In his past career he held the position of Professor at Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne.

Stéphane Israël received an undergraduate degree from Ecole Nationale d'Administration.