Jacques Biot

Chairman of the Board of Directors

Huawei France

Jacques N. Biot has international professional experience in higher education and research (first Executive Chairman of École Polytechnique, 2013-2018), life sciences (Roussel-Uclaf, Sérums et Vaccins Pasteur-Mérieux, later merged into Sanofi; JNBD, a strategic healthcare technology consultancy, sold to ICON; and Guerbet, GBT, Euronext), industry and technology financing, and public administration (Prime Minister's office). The motto of his career has been how to transform scientific innovation into societal and economic value. He is currently a board member or senior advisor to companies in the field of digital transformation and artificial intelligence in healthcare and energy, and a trustee of several scientific academic institutions. He is currently Chairman of the Board of Huawei Technologies France. Jacques is a graduate of the École Polytechnique (X71) and a member of the Corps des Mines. He is an Officer of the Legion of Honor and the French Orders of Merit, and a member of the Order of the Lion of Senegal.