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Alain Fuchs
President
Alain
Fuchs
President Alain Fuchs, a professor at the Université Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC), has served as President of the CNRS since January 2010. His term of office was renewed in February 2014. A chemical engineer by training, he has devoted his research work to the modeling and molecular simulation of confined fluids. He is the founder of the Laboratory of Physical Chemistry (CNRS/Université Paris Sud), which he also headed until 2006. From 2006 to 2010, he was director of Chimie ParisTech. A Chevalier of the French Legion of Honor, Alain Fuchs is also an officer of France's National Order of Merit, a fellow of the UK Royal Society of Chemistry and a member of the Academia Europaea. He holds an honorary doctorate from the Université du Québec in Montréal.
President Alain Fuchs, a professor at the Université Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC), has served as President of the CNRS since January 2010. His term of office was renewed in February 2014. A chemical engineer by training, he has devoted his research work to the modeling and molecular simulation of confined fluids. He is the founder of the Laboratory of Physical Chemistry (CNRS/Université Paris Sud), which he also headed until 2006. From 2006 to 2010, he was director of Chimie ParisTech. A Chevalier of the French Legion of Honor, Alain Fuchs is also an officer of France's National Order of Merit, a fellow of the UK Royal Society of Chemistry and a member of the Academia Europaea. He holds an honorary doctorate from the Université du Québec in Montréal.
Isabelle Catto
Vice-President for Undergraduate Studies and Academic Affairs
Isabelle
Catto
Vice-President for Undergraduate Studies and Academic Affairs Isabelle Catto has served as Dean of Academic Affairs at PSL since June 2014. A graduate of the École Normale Supérieure de Fontenay-Saint-Cloud (1985) and agrégé in Mathematics, she received her PhD in Mathematics from Université Paris-Dauphine, a founding member of PSL, in 1992. She was awarded a dissertation prize from the Chancellerie des Universités de Paris. She has conducted research at CNRS and CEREMADE (Université Paris-Dauphine) since 1992. Her research focuses on non-linear partial differential equations and variational problems with lack of compactness. She joined the PSL leadership team in 2012 as Vice-Dean of Academic Affairs. Dr. Catto helped design the CPES multidisciplinary preparatory class, PSL’s innovative undergraduate program, which she directed until October 2016. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Observatoire de Paris and CNSAD.
Vice-President for Undergraduate Studies and Academic Affairs Isabelle Catto has served as Dean of Academic Affairs at PSL since June 2014. A graduate of the École Normale Supérieure de Fontenay-Saint-Cloud (1985) and agrégé in Mathematics, she received her PhD in Mathematics from Université Paris-Dauphine, a founding member of PSL, in 1992. She was awarded a dissertation prize from the Chancellerie des Universités de Paris. She has conducted research at CNRS and CEREMADE (Université Paris-Dauphine) since 1992. Her research focuses on non-linear partial differential equations and variational problems with lack of compactness. She joined the PSL leadership team in 2012 as Vice-Dean of Academic Affairs. Dr. Catto helped design the CPES multidisciplinary preparatory class, PSL’s innovative undergraduate program, which she directed until October 2016. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Observatoire de Paris and CNSAD.
Cédric Denis-Rémis
Vice-President Development
Cédric
Denis-Rémis
Vice-President Development Graduate of MINES ParisTech-PSL, holder of a PhD in the Science and Professions of Engineering, 39-year-old Cédric Denis-Rémis was the European Executive Director of the China-EU Institute for Clean and Renewable Energy (ICARE) from 2010-2012. The Institute promotes higher education and research based on political agreements between the European Union and China. In 2012, he was appointed director of ParisTech Shanghai JiaoTong, an international engineering school founded in partnership with Shanghai Jiao Tong University, before assuming in 2015 the position of Deputy Director of strategy and institutional relations for MINES ParisTech-PSL. He is a member of “40 under 40 - European Young Leaders” and vice president of the Think Tank EuropaNova.
Vice-President Development Graduate of MINES ParisTech-PSL, holder of a PhD in the Science and Professions of Engineering, 39-year-old Cédric Denis-Rémis was the European Executive Director of the China-EU Institute for Clean and Renewable Energy (ICARE) from 2010-2012. The Institute promotes higher education and research based on political agreements between the European Union and China. In 2012, he was appointed director of ParisTech Shanghai JiaoTong, an international engineering school founded in partnership with Shanghai Jiao Tong University, before assuming in 2015 the position of Deputy Director of strategy and institutional relations for MINES ParisTech-PSL. He is a member of “40 under 40 - European Young Leaders” and vice president of the Think Tank EuropaNova.
Florence Weber
President Academic Council
Florence
Weber
President Academic Council Professor of sociology and social anthropology at ENS and researcher with the Centre Maurice Halbwachs, she is graduated of the École normale supérieure School for Girls (1977), she is Agrégé in Social Science (1981), holds a PhD in Social Anthropology (1986) and received her HDR research diploma in 2002. After a career with INRA until 1998, she served as head of the Social Science Department at ENS until 2015. An expert in ethnographic methods and the related ethical and epistemological challenges, she works on the links between social welfare and the practical aspects of kinship related to the care of severely disabled individuals with cognitive deficiencies or mental illness. She is a Knight (Chevalier) of the French Légion d’Honneur.
President Academic Council Professor of sociology and social anthropology at ENS and researcher with the Centre Maurice Halbwachs, she is graduated of the École normale supérieure School for Girls (1977), she is Agrégé in Social Science (1981), holds a PhD in Social Anthropology (1986) and received her HDR research diploma in 2002. After a career with INRA until 1998, she served as head of the Social Science Department at ENS until 2015. An expert in ethnographic methods and the related ethical and epistemological challenges, she works on the links between social welfare and the practical aspects of kinship related to the care of severely disabled individuals with cognitive deficiencies or mental illness. She is a Knight (Chevalier) of the French Légion d’Honneur.
Cédric Prunier
Chief Operating Officer
Cédric
Prunier
Chief Operating Officer Cédric Prunier, 43, holds a doctorate (DEA) in public law and is a graduate of the Université de Lorraine law school (Nancy). He has spent his entire career working in higher education; first, at Sciences Po Paris where he was Director of Undergraduate Education and later Director of Academic Affairs; next, in Morocco, where he served as Advisor to the Director of the École d’Économie et de Gouvernance de Rabat; and at ESCP Europe as Director of Development and Deputy Director of Academic Affairs. Before joining PSL, he was Executive Director of IONIS.
Chief Operating Officer Cédric Prunier, 43, holds a doctorate (DEA) in public law and is a graduate of the Université de Lorraine law school (Nancy). He has spent his entire career working in higher education; first, at Sciences Po Paris where he was Director of Undergraduate Education and later Director of Academic Affairs; next, in Morocco, where he served as Advisor to the Director of the École d’Économie et de Gouvernance de Rabat; and at ESCP Europe as Director of Development and Deputy Director of Academic Affairs. Before joining PSL, he was Executive Director of IONIS.
Jean-Brice Rolland
Chief of Staff to the President
Jean-Brice
Rolland
Chief of Staff to the President A graduate of the École normale supérieure, agrégé in Modern Literature, and Docteur ès Lettres, Jean-Brice Rolland spent several years teaching at the university level: Harvard University (1999-2002), Université Paris IV (2004-2007), Université de Reims (2007-2008). From 2008-2013, he served as Advisor to the Director General of France’s National Museum of Natural History. He began his work with Paris Sciences & Lettres in 2013, leading the President’s “communications, strategy and innovation” initiatives until being appointed Chief of Staff in 2014.
Chief of Staff to the President A graduate of the École normale supérieure, agrégé in Modern Literature, and Docteur ès Lettres, Jean-Brice Rolland spent several years teaching at the university level: Harvard University (1999-2002), Université Paris IV (2004-2007), Université de Reims (2007-2008). From 2008-2013, he served as Advisor to the Director General of France’s National Museum of Natural History. He began his work with Paris Sciences & Lettres in 2013, leading the President’s “communications, strategy and innovation” initiatives until being appointed Chief of Staff in 2014.
Edouard Husson
Special advisor
Edouard
Husson
Special advisor Edouard Husson, 48, holds the rank of university professor. Former Vice-Chancellor of the Universités de Paris and former Executive Director of ESCP Europe, he completed his studies at the École normale supérieure and Paris Sorbonne, where he received his PhD in History. Edouard Husson worked as a researcher at the Institut für Zeitgeschichte of Munich (1999-2001) and was a Visiting Fellow at the Washington Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies (2005, 2006). He was awarded an honorary PhD from the Academy of Philosophy of Brazil (Rio de Janeiro) for his contributions to the history of the Shoah. “I dream of a university that continually embraces creativity, where all students can think of themselves as entrepreneurs of their future”.
Special advisor Edouard Husson, 48, holds the rank of university professor. Former Vice-Chancellor of the Universités de Paris and former Executive Director of ESCP Europe, he completed his studies at the École normale supérieure and Paris Sorbonne, where he received his PhD in History. Edouard Husson worked as a researcher at the Institut für Zeitgeschichte of Munich (1999-2001) and was a Visiting Fellow at the Washington Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies (2005, 2006). He was awarded an honorary PhD from the Academy of Philosophy of Brazil (Rio de Janeiro) for his contributions to the history of the Shoah. “I dream of a university that continually embraces creativity, where all students can think of themselves as entrepreneurs of their future”.
Jacques Lewiner
Special advisor
Jacques
Lewiner
Special advisor Physicist and inventor Jacques Lewiner is Professor and Honorary Scientific Director at ESPCI Paris and serves as PSL' Dean of IP Support Services. He has published hundreds of papers in scientific journals and has developed numerous applications of his research in sensors, medical instruments, security and telecommunications. He owns more than 1,000 patents, and has worked with PSL alumni and researchers to create several start-ups that for the most part continue to expand. Jacques Lewiner is committed to supporting the links between research and application, and encourages researchers to pursue the intellectual property benefits of their work. Given the very high level of research conducted at PSL, he is able to implement this policy through the promotion of new technology start-up companies.
Special advisor Physicist and inventor Jacques Lewiner is Professor and Honorary Scientific Director at ESPCI Paris and serves as PSL' Dean of IP Support Services. He has published hundreds of papers in scientific journals and has developed numerous applications of his research in sensors, medical instruments, security and telecommunications. He owns more than 1,000 patents, and has worked with PSL alumni and researchers to create several start-ups that for the most part continue to expand. Jacques Lewiner is committed to supporting the links between research and application, and encourages researchers to pursue the intellectual property benefits of their work. Given the very high level of research conducted at PSL, he is able to implement this policy through the promotion of new technology start-up companies.
Anne Le Boulluec
Advisor to the President for Real Estate Strategy
Anne
Le Boulluec
Advisor to the President for Real Estate Strategy Anne Le Boulluec holds a doctorate (DESS) in Law and International Business from the Université de Nice and earned a Master’s II in International Business Administration from ILERI. She developed her real estate expertise working for international real estate development and investment firms. She currently implements and supervises PSL’s capital investment and real estate development strategy.
Advisor to the President for Real Estate Strategy Anne Le Boulluec holds a doctorate (DESS) in Law and International Business from the Université de Nice and earned a Master’s II in International Business Administration from ILERI. She developed her real estate expertise working for international real estate development and investment firms. She currently implements and supervises PSL’s capital investment and real estate development strategy.
Geneviève Almouzni
Director of the Research Center at the Institut Curie
Geneviève
Almouzni
Director of the Research Center at the Institut Curie Geneviève Almouzni has served as Director of the Research Center at the Institut Curie since 2013. Author of more than 200 publications and 4 patents, Geneviève Almouzni is internationally renowned for her genomic research related to pathologies such as cancer. Engaged at the European level, she is a member of EMBO. A member of the Académie des Sciences since 2013, she is often called to serve as an expert member on expert committees of international standing. She has been awarded status as an Officer in the Ordre National du Mérite and became a Knight (Chevalier) in the French Légion d’Honneur in February 2017. She is the recipient of many awards and prizes, including the CNRS Silver Medal in 2000, the Cino and Simone del Duca Prize in 2006, the FEBS/EMBO Women in Science Award and AAAS Award in 2013, and the FRM Prix Spécial in 2014. She has also received two ERC Advanced grants for her research.
Director of the Research Center at the Institut Curie Geneviève Almouzni has served as Director of the Research Center at the Institut Curie since 2013. Author of more than 200 publications and 4 patents, Geneviève Almouzni is internationally renowned for her genomic research related to pathologies such as cancer. Engaged at the European level, she is a member of EMBO. A member of the Académie des Sciences since 2013, she is often called to serve as an expert member on expert committees of international standing. She has been awarded status as an Officer in the Ordre National du Mérite and became a Knight (Chevalier) in the French Légion d’Honneur in February 2017. She is the recipient of many awards and prizes, including the CNRS Silver Medal in 2000, the Cino and Simone del Duca Prize in 2006, the FEBS/EMBO Women in Science Award and AAAS Award in 2013, and the FRM Prix Spécial in 2014. She has also received two ERC Advanced grants for her research.
Hubert Bost
President of the École Pratique des Hautes Études
Hubert
Bost
President of the École Pratique des Hautes Études Hubert Bost, born in 1957, has served as President of the École Pratique des Hautes Études since November 2013. Recipient of a PhD (docteur ès lettres) from Université Montpellier III (1991) and authorized to direct research since 1996, he served as Lecturer and later Professor of the History of Christianity at the Institut Protestant de Théologie (Montpellier) from 1991 to 2003. He served as Director of the Center for Eighteenth Century Studies from 1999-2003. (UMR 5050, CNRS – Université Montpellier III). Since 2003, he has held the chair in “Protestantism and Culture in Modern Europe, 16th-18th c.” in the Religious Sciences department of EPHE, and he is a member of the Laboratoire d’Etudes sur les Monothéismes (UMR 8584). His research and publications focus primarily on: History of the Reformation and Protestantism in the modern age. Relationships between religious belief and rational thought among the Huguenot writers of the 17th
President of the École Pratique des Hautes Études Hubert Bost, born in 1957, has served as President of the École Pratique des Hautes Études since November 2013. Recipient of a PhD (docteur ès lettres) from Université Montpellier III (1991) and authorized to direct research since 1996, he served as Lecturer and later Professor of the History of Christianity at the Institut Protestant de Théologie (Montpellier) from 1991 to 2003. He served as Director of the Center for Eighteenth Century Studies from 1999-2003. (UMR 5050, CNRS – Université Montpellier III). Since 2003, he has held the chair in “Protestantism and Culture in Modern Europe, 16th-18th c.” in the Religious Sciences department of EPHE, and he is a member of the Laboratoire d’Etudes sur les Monothéismes (UMR 8584). His research and publications focus primarily on: History of the Reformation and Protestantism in the modern age. Relationships between religious belief and rational thought among the Huguenot writers of the 17th
Michelle Bubenicek
Director of the École nationale des chartes
Michelle
Bubenicek
Director of the École nationale des chartes Michelle Bubenicek is a graduate of the École des Chartes and the Institut National du Patrimoine. She holds a Paleography Archivist degree (1994) and a PhD in History (1998), and received her authorization to direct research (HDR) in 2010. She began her career as a heritage curator with the Archives of France directorate of the Ministry of Culture (1995-1999). Elected Lecturer at the Université de Franche-Comté in 1999, she subsequently became Professor of medieval history in 2011 and ran the university’s History Department from 2011-2013. A medievalist specialized in political and social history, she has authored many publications, including: Quand les femmes gouvernent. Droit et politique au XIVe siècle (Paris, ENC, 2002); Entre rébellion et obéissance (Genève, Droz, 2013) and Meurtre au donjon (Paris, PUF, 2014). Since September 1, 2016, she has served as Director of the École nationale des chartes.
Director of the École nationale des chartes Michelle Bubenicek is a graduate of the École des Chartes and the Institut National du Patrimoine. She holds a Paleography Archivist degree (1994) and a PhD in History (1998), and received her authorization to direct research (HDR) in 2010. She began her career as a heritage curator with the Archives of France directorate of the Ministry of Culture (1995-1999). Elected Lecturer at the Université de Franche-Comté in 1999, she subsequently became Professor of medieval history in 2011 and ran the university’s History Department from 2011-2013. A medievalist specialized in political and social history, she has authored many publications, including: Quand les femmes gouvernent. Droit et politique au XIVe siècle (Paris, ENC, 2002); Entre rébellion et obéissance (Genève, Droz, 2013) and Meurtre au donjon (Paris, PUF, 2014). Since September 1, 2016, she has served as Director of the École nationale des chartes.
Claude Catala
President of the Observatoire de Paris
Claude
Catala
President of the Observatoire de Paris Holder of a PhD in Astrophysics and Astronomy, Claude Catala has served as President of the Observatoire de Paris since 2011. Previously, he served as Deputy Director of the Toulouse Astrophysics Laboratory of the Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP) from 1999 to 2001, and as President of the National Star Physics Program at INSU from 1999-2003. From 2005 to 2011, he served as Scientific Advisor for Astronomy with MENESR.Tasked with managing large-scale international space projects since 1993, Claude Catala participated in the CoRoT mission on the research of exoplanets and the study of the internal structure of stars, and served as Scientific Director of the PLATO space mission from 2007 to 2012. Claude Catala has contributed to 179 papers published in international journals. His research was awarded the Prix Deslandres in 2008 and the SF2A Prize in 1990.
President of the Observatoire de Paris Holder of a PhD in Astrophysics and Astronomy, Claude Catala has served as President of the Observatoire de Paris since 2011. Previously, he served as Deputy Director of the Toulouse Astrophysics Laboratory of the Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP) from 1999 to 2001, and as President of the National Star Physics Program at INSU from 1999-2003. From 2005 to 2011, he served as Scientific Advisor for Astronomy with MENESR.Tasked with managing large-scale international space projects since 1993, Claude Catala participated in the CoRoT mission on the research of exoplanets and the study of the internal structure of stars, and served as Scientific Director of the PLATO space mission from 2007 to 2012. Claude Catala has contributed to 179 papers published in international journals. His research was awarded the Prix Deslandres in 2008 and the SF2A Prize in 1990.
Isabelle Huault
President of Université Paris-Dauphine
Isabelle
Huault
President of Université Paris-Dauphine Born June 18th 1967, Isabelle Huault graduated from EM Lyon, holds a PhD in Management and an Agrégation (teaching doctorate). Isabelle Huault has been a Professor at Université Paris-Dauphine since 2005; she served as Vice-President of Université Paris Dauphine from 2015 until her election as President, on December 9th, 2016. At Dauphine, Professor Huault taught Organizational Theory and Strategy. Her research has focused principally on the social construction of financial markets, the financialization of the economy, and financial regulation. Director of the Dauphine Center for Management Research (DRM-UMR CNRS 7088) from 2009 to 2015, she was also Vice-President (management section) of the French Conseil National des Universités from 2011 to 2015. Isabelle Huault has sat on two juries for the French national Agrégation qualifying exam for University Professors in management (2002-2003) and in economics (2013-2014). She is Knight in t
President of Université Paris-Dauphine Born June 18th 1967, Isabelle Huault graduated from EM Lyon, holds a PhD in Management and an Agrégation (teaching doctorate). Isabelle Huault has been a Professor at Université Paris-Dauphine since 2005; she served as Vice-President of Université Paris Dauphine from 2015 until her election as President, on December 9th, 2016. At Dauphine, Professor Huault taught Organizational Theory and Strategy. Her research has focused principally on the social construction of financial markets, the financialization of the economy, and financial regulation. Director of the Dauphine Center for Management Research (DRM-UMR CNRS 7088) from 2009 to 2015, she was also Vice-President (management section) of the French Conseil National des Universités from 2011 to 2015. Isabelle Huault has sat on two juries for the French national Agrégation qualifying exam for University Professors in management (2002-2003) and in economics (2013-2014). She is Knight in t
Jean-François Joanny
Director of ESPCI Paris
Jean-François
Joanny
Director of ESPCI Paris Director of ESPCI Paris since 2014, Jean-François Joanny is a world-renowned physicist. Graduate of the ENS and Agrégé in Physics, JF Joanny wrote his PhD dissertation under the direction of Pierre-Gilles de Gennes and is Professor of Physics at UPMC. A scientist of international standing, he transposes the concepts of theoretical physics to biology. As part of the “Physical Approaches to Biological Problems” team at the Institut Curie, he invented unprecedented ways of describing fundamental cell mechanics. JF Joanny is the recipient of many awards, including the Silver and Bronze medals of the CNRS, the SFP Paul-Langevin prize, and the Grand Prize in Science from the Cino-Del-Duca Foundation. Author of more than 315 publications, he is often invited the world over to present his work. His h-index is 67.
Director of ESPCI Paris Director of ESPCI Paris since 2014, Jean-François Joanny is a world-renowned physicist. Graduate of the ENS and Agrégé in Physics, JF Joanny wrote his PhD dissertation under the direction of Pierre-Gilles de Gennes and is Professor of Physics at UPMC. A scientist of international standing, he transposes the concepts of theoretical physics to biology. As part of the “Physical Approaches to Biological Problems” team at the Institut Curie, he invented unprecedented ways of describing fundamental cell mechanics. JF Joanny is the recipient of many awards, including the Silver and Bronze medals of the CNRS, the SFP Paul-Langevin prize, and the Grand Prize in Science from the Cino-Del-Duca Foundation. Author of more than 315 publications, he is often invited the world over to present his work. His h-index is 67.
Vincent Laflèche
Director of MINES ParisTech
Vincent
Laflèche
Director of MINES ParisTech Graduate of the École Polytechnique and the Corps des Mines, Vincent Laflèche was appointed Director of MINES ParisTech in 2016. He also currently serves as President of the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). Previously, he served as President and Executive Director of the Bureau of Geological and Mining Research (BRGM) from 2007 to 2013, Executive Director of INERIS (National Institute for the Industrial Environment and Risk) from 2003-2007, and Executive Director of Euler from 1998-2003. He began his career at the Ministry of the Environment, where he served as assistant director in charge of chemistry, oil and industrial risk.
Director of MINES ParisTech Graduate of the École Polytechnique and the Corps des Mines, Vincent Laflèche was appointed Director of MINES ParisTech in 2016. He also currently serves as President of the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). Previously, he served as President and Executive Director of the Bureau of Geological and Mining Research (BRGM) from 2007 to 2013, Executive Director of INERIS (National Institute for the Industrial Environment and Risk) from 2003-2007, and Executive Director of Euler from 1998-2003. He began his career at the Ministry of the Environment, where he served as assistant director in charge of chemistry, oil and industrial risk.
Christian Lerminiaux
Director of Chimie ParisTech
Christian
Lerminiaux
Director of Chimie ParisTech Christian Lerminiaux has served as Director of the Chimie ParisTech School of Engineering since December 2014. Previous to this post, he served as Executive Director of the National Association for Research and Technology (ANRT) and headed up the Université de Technologie de Troyes (UTT). Christian Lerminiaux served as President of CDEFI, the Conference of French Engineering School Directors. A graduate of ENS Cachan (1977-1982), Christian Lerminiaux is Agrégé in Physics and holds a PhD in Atomic Physics. In 1989, he began working for the U.S. company Corning, a world-class leader in fiber optics. In 2001, he was appointed Global Director of Technology for optics technologies and components.He served as Director of Microsystems Programs at CEA Leti from 2003-2004. Christian Lerminiaux is a Knight (Chevalier) of the French Légion d’Honneur.
Director of Chimie ParisTech Christian Lerminiaux has served as Director of the Chimie ParisTech School of Engineering since December 2014. Previous to this post, he served as Executive Director of the National Association for Research and Technology (ANRT) and headed up the Université de Technologie de Troyes (UTT). Christian Lerminiaux served as President of CDEFI, the Conference of French Engineering School Directors. A graduate of ENS Cachan (1977-1982), Christian Lerminiaux is Agrégé in Physics and holds a PhD in Atomic Physics. In 1989, he began working for the U.S. company Corning, a world-class leader in fiber optics. In 2001, he was appointed Global Director of Technology for optics technologies and components.He served as Director of Microsystems Programs at CEA Leti from 2003-2004. Christian Lerminiaux is a Knight (Chevalier) of the French Légion d’Honneur.
Antoine Petit
Chairman and CEO of CNRS
Antoine
Petit
Chairman and CEO of CNRS Exceptional grade university professor A. Petit was appointed Chairman and CEO of the CNRS in 2018. After earning a teaching degree and a PhD in computer science from the Université Paris Diderot, he specialized in formal methods, mostly based on transition systems, for the specification and verification of parallel systems in real time. An academic from 1984 to 2004, he served at the Université d'Orléans, the Université Paris-Sud and at the ENS Cachan (near Paris) from 1994. From 2001 to 2003, Antoine Petit was deputy director of the French Research Ministry's Research Department. In 2004, he joined the CNRS, as scientific director of the Information and Communication Science and Technologies Department, before becoming inter-regional director for South West France. In 2006, he joined the French National Inria as head of the Paris-Rocquencourt research center. He was named Chairman and CEO of the Inria in 2014.
Chairman and CEO of CNRS Exceptional grade university professor A. Petit was appointed Chairman and CEO of the CNRS in 2018. After earning a teaching degree and a PhD in computer science from the Université Paris Diderot, he specialized in formal methods, mostly based on transition systems, for the specification and verification of parallel systems in real time. An academic from 1984 to 2004, he served at the Université d'Orléans, the Université Paris-Sud and at the ENS Cachan (near Paris) from 1994. From 2001 to 2003, Antoine Petit was deputy director of the French Research Ministry's Research Department. In 2004, he joined the CNRS, as scientific director of the Information and Communication Science and Technologies Department, before becoming inter-regional director for South West France. In 2006, he joined the French National Inria as head of the Paris-Rocquencourt research center. He was named Chairman and CEO of the Inria in 2014.
Marc Mézard
Director of the École normale supérieure
Marc
Mézard
Director of the École normale supérieure Marc Mézard has served as Director of the École normale supérieure since 2012. A graduate of the École normale supérieure himself (Class of 1976), he began working for the CNRS in 1981 and defended his PhD dissertation in 1984. In 2001, he began working for Université Paris-Sud, where he directed a laboratory and a “Labex” cluster of excellence in research. He currently serves as a distinguished research director with the CNRS. He held a professorship at the École Polytechnique from 1987 to 2012. Author of 170 publications and two books and a scientist of national and international renown for his work in physical statistics, Marc Mézard has worked at the University of Rome, UC Santa Barbara and UC Berkeley. He has received multiple awards, including the CNRS Silver Medal, the Prix Ampère de l’Électricité de France from the Académie des Sciences, the Prix Humboldt Gay-Lussac, and the Lars Onsager Prize from the American Physical Society.
Director of the École normale supérieure Marc Mézard has served as Director of the École normale supérieure since 2012. A graduate of the École normale supérieure himself (Class of 1976), he began working for the CNRS in 1981 and defended his PhD dissertation in 1984. In 2001, he began working for Université Paris-Sud, where he directed a laboratory and a “Labex” cluster of excellence in research. He currently serves as a distinguished research director with the CNRS. He held a professorship at the École Polytechnique from 1987 to 2012. Author of 170 publications and two books and a scientist of national and international renown for his work in physical statistics, Marc Mézard has worked at the University of Rome, UC Santa Barbara and UC Berkeley. He has received multiple awards, including the CNRS Silver Medal, the Prix Ampère de l’Électricité de France from the Académie des Sciences, the Prix Humboldt Gay-Lussac, and the Lars Onsager Prize from the American Physical Society.
Yves Lévy
Chairman and CEO of Inserm
Yves
Lévy
Chairman and CEO of Inserm Yves Lévy is a medical doctor specializing in immunology. He has been working in various Inserm research units since 1985 and, since 1999, has served as director of the team studying Lymphoid Development under Normal Conditions and Under HIV Infection (Inserm unit 955). He served as head of the department for clinical immunology and infectious disease at Henri Mondor Hospital in Créteil (1996) and in 2006 became scientific director for the vaccine program by the French National Agency for Research on AIDS and Viral Hepatitis (ANRS). Vice-Dean of the Créteil School of Medicine (UPEC, 2010-2012) and then special advisor to the French minister of higher education and research, in June 2014 he took over as Chairman and CEO of Inserm and President of Aviesan (the alliance for health and life sciences). In 2016, he was appointed to a UN Task Force by Ban Ki-Moon. He was awarded an honorary Doctorate Honoris Causa in October 2016 by the Imperi
Chairman and CEO of Inserm Yves Lévy is a medical doctor specializing in immunology. He has been working in various Inserm research units since 1985 and, since 1999, has served as director of the team studying Lymphoid Development under Normal Conditions and Under HIV Infection (Inserm unit 955). He served as head of the department for clinical immunology and infectious disease at Henri Mondor Hospital in Créteil (1996) and in 2006 became scientific director for the vaccine program by the French National Agency for Research on AIDS and Viral Hepatitis (ANRS). Vice-Dean of the Créteil School of Medicine (UPEC, 2010-2012) and then special advisor to the French minister of higher education and research, in June 2014 he took over as Chairman and CEO of Inserm and President of Aviesan (the alliance for health and life sciences). In 2016, he was appointed to a UN Task Force by Ban Ki-Moon. He was awarded an honorary Doctorate Honoris Causa in October 2016 by the Imperi
Éric Fleury
Director of INRIA Paris research centre
Éric
Fleury
Director of INRIA Paris research centre Eric Fleury has been a Professor in the Computer Science Department at ENS Lyon since 2007. From 2012 to 2017, he was Deputy Head of Science at Inria Grenoble - Rhône-Alpes Research Centre He also led the joint project team DANTE, in partnership with the CNRS, Université Claude Bernard (Lyon 1) and ENS Lyon. Éric Fleury is a member of the Board of IXXI (Rhône-Alpes Complex Systems Institute) and a member of the MILYON Labex Executive Committee. His research focuses on Network Science and modelling large-scale dynamic networks (e.g. social networks and sensor networks), as well as on analysing information spreading processes within such networks. Éric Fleury managed the Future Internet of Things platform (FIT IoT-LAB), an Equipex experimental facility made up of wireless communication and sensor networks, designed to experiment on communicating objects and the Internet of Things. He is a Knight of France's National Order of Merit.
Director of INRIA Paris research centre Eric Fleury has been a Professor in the Computer Science Department at ENS Lyon since 2007. From 2012 to 2017, he was Deputy Head of Science at Inria Grenoble - Rhône-Alpes Research Centre He also led the joint project team DANTE, in partnership with the CNRS, Université Claude Bernard (Lyon 1) and ENS Lyon. Éric Fleury is a member of the Board of IXXI (Rhône-Alpes Complex Systems Institute) and a member of the MILYON Labex Executive Committee. His research focuses on Network Science and modelling large-scale dynamic networks (e.g. social networks and sensor networks), as well as on analysing information spreading processes within such networks. Éric Fleury managed the Future Internet of Things platform (FIT IoT-LAB), an Equipex experimental facility made up of wireless communication and sensor networks, designed to experiment on communicating objects and the Internet of Things. He is a Knight of France's National Order of Merit.
Jean-Michel Beacco
Managing Director of the Institut Louis Bachelier
Jean-Michel
Beacco
Managing Director of the Institut Louis Bachelier A Ponts et Chaussées engineer and graduate of the Stanford Graduate School of Business, Jean-Michel Beacco launched his professional career in 1989 at the Caisse Autonome de Refinancement as head of debt refinancing for subsidized housing. Beginning in 1992, he was in charge of international loans, structured loans, and securitization for Société Générale (1992-2000), Crédit Agricole CIB, and Natixis (2005-2009). Since 2009, Beacco has been Managing Director of the Institut Louis Bachelier and Associate Professor of finance at Université Paris-Dauphine.
Managing Director of the Institut Louis Bachelier A Ponts et Chaussées engineer and graduate of the Stanford Graduate School of Business, Jean-Michel Beacco launched his professional career in 1989 at the Caisse Autonome de Refinancement as head of debt refinancing for subsidized housing. Beginning in 1992, he was in charge of international loans, structured loans, and securitization for Société Générale (1992-2000), Crédit Agricole CIB, and Natixis (2005-2009). Since 2009, Beacco has been Managing Director of the Institut Louis Bachelier and Associate Professor of finance at Université Paris-Dauphine.
Jean-Marc Bustamante
Director of Beaux-Arts de Paris
Jean-Marc
Bustamante
Director of Beaux-Arts de Paris Artist Jean-Marc Bustamante teaches at Beaux-Arts de Paris and was appointed Director of the school in September 2015. His work has developed through constant interchange between sculpture, painting and photography. He represented France at the Sao Paulo Biennial in 1994, at the 50th Venice Biennale in 2003, and at the Documenta de Kassel (Documenta VIII, IX et X). His work has been featured in numerous exhibits at museums and galleries, including: City of Paris Museum of Modern Art, Galerie Nationale du Jeu de Paume-Paris, Tate Gallery London, Deichtorhallen-Hambourg, the Henry Moore Institute in Leeds, and the Villa Médicis in Rome. He directed the Printemps de Septembre and the Toulouse International Art Festival. He has taught at the Rijksakademie in Amsterdam and the Kunstakademie in Munich. He was elected into the Académie des Beaux-Arts in December 2016.
Director of Beaux-Arts de Paris Artist Jean-Marc Bustamante teaches at Beaux-Arts de Paris and was appointed Director of the school in September 2015. His work has developed through constant interchange between sculpture, painting and photography. He represented France at the Sao Paulo Biennial in 1994, at the 50th Venice Biennale in 2003, and at the Documenta de Kassel (Documenta VIII, IX et X). His work has been featured in numerous exhibits at museums and galleries, including: City of Paris Museum of Modern Art, Galerie Nationale du Jeu de Paume-Paris, Tate Gallery London, Deichtorhallen-Hambourg, the Henry Moore Institute in Leeds, and the Villa Médicis in Rome. He directed the Printemps de Septembre and the Toulouse International Art Festival. He has taught at the Rijksakademie in Amsterdam and the Kunstakademie in Munich. He was elected into the Académie des Beaux-Arts in December 2016.
Nathalie Coste Cerdan
Executive Director of La Fémis
Nathalie
Coste Cerdan
Executive Director of La Fémis Nathalie Coste Cerdan is a graduate of the École des Hautes Etudes Commerciales. She began her career focused on socio-economic academics and research in the area of cultural industries before beginning work with Canal+ in 1995. She directed the launch of the new “C:” channel, a channel entirely dedicated to video games that later became the “Game One” suite, and subsequently started working for the company’s Film department. Appointed Director of CinéCinéma in 2005, she took the reins of the Film and Series department at Canal+ in early 2014. She was appointed Executive Director of La Fémis in July 2016.
Executive Director of La Fémis Nathalie Coste Cerdan is a graduate of the École des Hautes Etudes Commerciales. She began her career focused on socio-economic academics and research in the area of cultural industries before beginning work with Canal+ in 1995. She directed the launch of the new “C:” channel, a channel entirely dedicated to video games that later became the “Game One” suite, and subsequently started working for the company’s Film department. Appointed Director of CinéCinéma in 2005, she took the reins of the Film and Series department at Canal+ in early 2014. She was appointed Executive Director of La Fémis in July 2016.
Claire Lasne Darcueil
Director of Conservatoire National Supérieur d’Art Dramatique
Claire
Lasne Darcueil
Director of Conservatoire National Supérieur d’Art Dramatique Claire Lasne Darcueil received her training at Rue Blanche (École Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Techniques du Théâtre) and later at CNSAD, from which she graduated in 1990.In 1993, she founded the Les Acharnés company with Mohamed Rouabhi. She ran the Centre Dramatique Régional Poitou-Charentes alongside Laurent Darcueil from 1998-2007, and later alongside Vincent Gatel from 2007-2010. The Printemps Chapiteau festival has run for 10 seasons, and most of its shows also run at the Festival d’Avignon. She and Vincent Gatel ran the La Maison du Comédien Maria-Casarès cultural and community center from 2011-2013, and founded the Dehors/Dedans company in 2011. Claire Lasne Darcueil has directed Chekhov’s full body of plays and has also directed Shakespeare, Molière, contemporary playwrights, and her own compositions. Socially conscious, she has worked with the hearing impaired, vision impaired, and severely disabled. She has served as Dire
Director of Conservatoire National Supérieur d’Art Dramatique Claire Lasne Darcueil received her training at Rue Blanche (École Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Techniques du Théâtre) and later at CNSAD, from which she graduated in 1990.In 1993, she founded the Les Acharnés company with Mohamed Rouabhi. She ran the Centre Dramatique Régional Poitou-Charentes alongside Laurent Darcueil from 1998-2007, and later alongside Vincent Gatel from 2007-2010. The Printemps Chapiteau festival has run for 10 seasons, and most of its shows also run at the Festival d’Avignon. She and Vincent Gatel ran the La Maison du Comédien Maria-Casarès cultural and community center from 2011-2013, and founded the Dehors/Dedans company in 2011. Claire Lasne Darcueil has directed Chekhov’s full body of plays and has also directed Shakespeare, Molière, contemporary playwrights, and her own compositions. Socially conscious, she has worked with the hearing impaired, vision impaired, and severely disabled. She has served as Dire
Bruno Mantovani
Director of Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Paris
Bruno
Mantovani
Director of Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Paris Musician of many talents, Bruno Mantovani first and foremost is a composer, yet has also served as Conductor and Director of the CNSMDP since August 2010. During his own studies at the school from 1993-2000, he was awarded five first prizes. His music achieved international success from the very start of his career. Bruno Mantovani has been most prolific in orchestral settings. His music has been performed by the prestigious Leipzig and BBC London symphonies, the Scala de Milan, the New York and Radio France philharmonic orchestras, and the Orchestre de Paris. Author of a ballet and an opera for the Opéra National de Paris, he often guest conducts the Ensemble Intercontemporain and the renowned Orchestre de Paris, Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, and Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse.
Director of Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Paris Musician of many talents, Bruno Mantovani first and foremost is a composer, yet has also served as Conductor and Director of the CNSMDP since August 2010. During his own studies at the school from 1993-2000, he was awarded five first prizes. His music achieved international success from the very start of his career. Bruno Mantovani has been most prolific in orchestral settings. His music has been performed by the prestigious Leipzig and BBC London symphonies, the Scala de Milan, the New York and Radio France philharmonic orchestras, and the Orchestre de Paris. Author of a ballet and an opera for the Opéra National de Paris, he often guest conducts the Ensemble Intercontemporain and the renowned Orchestre de Paris, Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, and Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse.
Christophe Marquet
Director of the French School of Asian Studies
Christophe
Marquet
Director of the French School of Asian Studies Christophe Marquet was appointed Director of the French School of Asian Studies (EFEO) in 2018. He is Professor of Japanese Art History, a discipline which he has taught at the National Institute for Oriental Languages and Civilizations since 1992. He was Head of the EFEO Research Centre in Tokyo between 2004 and 2008, Director of the French Institute of Research on Japan (UMIFRE 19) based at the Maison franco-japonaise from 2011 to 2016, and Director of the East Asian Research and Administration Unit (USR 3331, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Taipei) of the French National Center for Scientific Research. He spent fifteen years in Japan conducting research on the history of painting and publishing in Japan and East Asia between the 17th and 19th centuries.
Director of the French School of Asian Studies Christophe Marquet was appointed Director of the French School of Asian Studies (EFEO) in 2018. He is Professor of Japanese Art History, a discipline which he has taught at the National Institute for Oriental Languages and Civilizations since 1992. He was Head of the EFEO Research Centre in Tokyo between 2004 and 2008, Director of the French Institute of Research on Japan (UMIFRE 19) based at the Maison franco-japonaise from 2011 to 2016, and Director of the East Asian Research and Administration Unit (USR 3331, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Taipei) of the French National Center for Scientific Research. He spent fifteen years in Japan conducting research on the history of painting and publishing in Japan and East Asia between the 17th and 19th centuries.
Marc Partouche
Director of the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs
Marc
Partouche
Director of the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs Director of EnsAD - Paris since 2014, Marc Partouche previously served as Director of the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels from 2008-2014, Advisor to the Delegate for Plastic Arts at the Ministry of Culture and Communication, and Scientific Director of the Cité Internationale du Design de Saint-Étienne. Additional accomplishments have included serving as Director of the École Supérieure d’Art de Paris-Cergy, Inspector-General for research, technology creation and audiovisual media for the Délégation aux Arts Plastiques, and Deputy Commissioner-General for the international exhibit Images 2004. PhD in Aesthetics and Art Theory, he has taught art history and theory, culture, and the media at ENSCl-les Ateliers (École Nationale Supérieure de Création Industrielle) de Paris and at the Université d'Aix-en-Provence.
Director of the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs Director of EnsAD - Paris since 2014, Marc Partouche previously served as Director of the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels from 2008-2014, Advisor to the Delegate for Plastic Arts at the Ministry of Culture and Communication, and Scientific Director of the Cité Internationale du Design de Saint-Étienne. Additional accomplishments have included serving as Director of the École Supérieure d’Art de Paris-Cergy, Inspector-General for research, technology creation and audiovisual media for the Délégation aux Arts Plastiques, and Deputy Commissioner-General for the international exhibit Images 2004. PhD in Aesthetics and Art Theory, he has taught art history and theory, culture, and the media at ENSCl-les Ateliers (École Nationale Supérieure de Création Industrielle) de Paris and at the Université d'Aix-en-Provence.
Christophe Prochasson
President of École des hautes études en sciences sociales
Christophe
Prochasson
President of École des hautes études en sciences sociales Born in 1959, Christophe Prochasson attended the École Normale Supérieure de Saint-Cloud. Holding a doctorate and an agrégé certification in history and an HDR (authorization to direct research), he taught for two years at Université Paris VIII, where Madeleine Rébérioux was his thesis advisor. He was named a lecturer at EHESS in 1991 and became a research director in 1999. At EHESS he supervised the doctoral program in history and later the Master’s degree in history, which he established. He subsequently became publications director for EHESS (2007-2013), after serving as the editor of Éditions La Découverte. Mr. Prochasson has also taught at several institutions outside France (Columbia, New York University, Duke, Cornell, Bryn Mawr, Freiburg and Bucharest). Appointed as Recteur de l’Académie (chief education officer) for Caen in July 2013, he became an Advisor on Education, Academia and Research to French President François Holland
President of École des hautes études en sciences sociales Born in 1959, Christophe Prochasson attended the École Normale Supérieure de Saint-Cloud. Holding a doctorate and an agrégé certification in history and an HDR (authorization to direct research), he taught for two years at Université Paris VIII, where Madeleine Rébérioux was his thesis advisor. He was named a lecturer at EHESS in 1991 and became a research director in 1999. At EHESS he supervised the doctoral program in history and later the Master’s degree in history, which he established. He subsequently became publications director for EHESS (2007-2013), after serving as the editor of Éditions La Découverte. Mr. Prochasson has also taught at several institutions outside France (Columbia, New York University, Duke, Cornell, Bryn Mawr, Freiburg and Bucharest). Appointed as Recteur de l’Académie (chief education officer) for Caen in July 2013, he became an Advisor on Education, Academia and Research to French President François Holland
Alain Prochiantz
Director of Collège de France
Alain
Prochiantz
Director of Collège de France Graduate of the École normale supérieure, Alain Prochiantz directed the CNRS “Development and Evolution of the Nervous System” unit as well as the Biology department at ENS. He is Professor at the Collège de France, of which he was appointed Director and Chairman of the Board of Professors on September 1, 2015. His major scientific contributions have been the discovery of the topological heterogeneity of brain astrocytes and the discovery of a new signaling method via intercellular transfer of homeoprotein transcription factors. Alongside his research, Alain Prochiantz has authored several books for wide audiences. Along with the playwright Jean-François Peyret, he contributed to the creation of plays that can be seen as a series of attempts at the poetic manipulation of science. Alain Prochiantz is a member of the Académie des Sciences.
Director of Collège de France Graduate of the École normale supérieure, Alain Prochiantz directed the CNRS “Development and Evolution of the Nervous System” unit as well as the Biology department at ENS. He is Professor at the Collège de France, of which he was appointed Director and Chairman of the Board of Professors on September 1, 2015. His major scientific contributions have been the discovery of the topological heterogeneity of brain astrocytes and the discovery of a new signaling method via intercellular transfer of homeoprotein transcription factors. Alongside his research, Alain Prochiantz has authored several books for wide audiences. Along with the playwright Jean-François Peyret, he contributed to the creation of plays that can be seen as a series of attempts at the poetic manipulation of science. Alain Prochiantz is a member of the Académie des Sciences.
Francis-André Wollman
Director of Institut de Biologie Physico-Chimique
Francis-André
Wollman
Director of Institut de Biologie Physico-Chimique Francis-André Wollman is Director of Institut de Biologie Physico-Chimique (IBPC) in Paris, a research institute dedicated to the life sciences and supported by the Edmond de Rothschild Foundation for the development of scientific research. IBPC’s fields of research encompass microbiology, organic biology, structural biology, bioenergetics, membrane biology, molecular interaction modeling, and comparative regulation of gene expression. Wollman is a member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) and sits on multiple international science committees, including for CNRS, the Max Planck Institute for Plant Physiology, and European research networks. He has received multiple scientific awards, including the CNRS silver medal. He is a distinguished research director with the CNRS.
Director of Institut de Biologie Physico-Chimique Francis-André Wollman is Director of Institut de Biologie Physico-Chimique (IBPC) in Paris, a research institute dedicated to the life sciences and supported by the Edmond de Rothschild Foundation for the development of scientific research. IBPC’s fields of research encompass microbiology, organic biology, structural biology, bioenergetics, membrane biology, molecular interaction modeling, and comparative regulation of gene expression. Wollman is a member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) and sits on multiple international science committees, including for CNRS, the Max Planck Institute for Plant Physiology, and European research networks. He has received multiple scientific awards, including the CNRS silver medal. He is a distinguished research director with the CNRS.