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French engineer and lobbyist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jacques Biot (born 6 December 1952) is a French engineer, businessman, lobbyist for pharmaceutical companies and academic administrator. He serves as the president of the École Polytechnique between 2013 and 2018.
Jacques Biot | |
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President of the École Polytechnique | |
In office 2013–2018 | |
Preceded by | Marion Guillou |
Succeeded by | Éric Labaye |
Personal details | |
Born | Lyon, France | 6 December 1952
Children | 3 |
Education | Lycée du Parc |
Alma mater | École Polytechnique Mines ParisTech |
Jacques Biot was born on December 6, 1952, in Lyon, France.[1]
Biot was educated at the Lycée Ampère and the Lycée du Parc in Lyon.[1] He graduated from the École Polytechnique in 1974 and the École des Mines in 1977.[2][3]
Biot served in the Corps des mines in Languedoc-Roussillon from 1977 to 1980.[1] He worked as an urban planner and statistician in the Ministry of Labour from 1980 to 1983.[1] He subsequently served as an advisor to Labour ministers Edmond Hervé and Laurent Fabius.[1] When Fabius became prime minister in 1984, Biot remained his advisor, up until 1985.[1][3]
Biot worked for Roussel Uclaf, a pharmaceutical company.[1][3] He subsequently worked for Pasteur-Vaccins (now Sanofi).[1][3] He founded JNB-Développement S.A., a consultancy firm for the healthcare industry, in 1992.[1][4] He also served as the vice president and director of Guerbet.[2]
Biot has served as the president of his alma mater, the École Polytechnique, since July 1, 2013.[1][2] He succeeded Marion Guillou.[1] Biot was tasked with modernising the school, based on Bernard Attali's recommendations.[5] As a result, he established a centre for start-ups and oversaw the expansion of Paris-Saclay.[5][3]
Biot became an Officer of the Legion of Honour in 2014.[6]
In October 2018, he was appointed director of Huawei France.[7]
Biot is married, and he has three daughters.[1]
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