Kiran Harish is Associate Director for European Business Development at Pratt & Whitney’s European Technology & Innovation Center in the Netherlands. He is responsible for external funding, partnerships and business development aimed at developing advanced propulsion technologies.

Kiran joined Pratt & Whitney in 2025. Before joining Pratt & Whitney, Kiran served as Lead Technologist at the Aerospace Technology Institute, UK where he shaped technology roadmaps for civil aerospace, built strategic partnerships across the aerospace ecosystem, and evaluated several investments in advanced aerospace technologies. Prior to the ATI, Kiran led the design, development, and manufacture of advanced sensors for defense and commercial applications at Collins Aerospace, UK.

He holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical & Systems Engineering from Newcastle University, UK and an MBA from Warwick Business School, UK.