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 École may refer to: * an elementary school in the French educational stages normally followed by secondary education establishments (collège and lycée) * École (river), a tributary of the Seine flowing in région Île-de-France * École, Savoi ...

between 2013 and 2018.

Early life

Jacques Biot was born on December 6, 1952, in

Lyon Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of t ...

, France. Biot was educated at the Lycée Ampère and the Lycée du Parc in Lyon. He graduated from the

in 1974 and the

École des Mines École may refer to: * an elementary school in the French educational stages normally followed by secondary education Secondary education or post-primary education covers two phases on the International Standard Classification of Education scal ...

in 1977.

Career

Biot served in the

Corps des mines The ''Corps des mines'' is the foremost technical Grand Corps of the French State (grands corps de l'Etat). It is composed of the state industrial engineers. The Corps is attached to the French Ministry of Economy and Finance. Its purpose is to e ...

in Languedoc-Roussillon from 1977 to 1980. He worked as an urban planner and statistician in the

Ministry of Labour The Ministry of Labour ('' UK''), or Labor ('' US''), also known as the Department of Labour, or Labor, is a government department responsible for setting labour standards, labour dispute mechanisms, employment, workforce participation, training, a ...

from 1980 to 1983. He subsequently served as an advisor to Labour ministers

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and Laurent Fabius. When Fabius became prime minister in 1984, Biot remained his advisor, up until 1985. Biot worked for

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, a pharmaceutical company. He subsequently worked for Pasteur-Vaccins (now Sanofi). He founded JNB-Développement S.A., a consultancy firm for the healthcare industry, in 1992. He also served as the vice president and director of

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. Biot has served as the president of his alma mater, the École Polytechnique, since July 1, 2013. He succeeded

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. Biot was tasked with modernising the school, based on Bernard Attali's recommendations. As a result, he established a centre for start-ups and oversaw the expansion of Paris-Saclay. Biot became an Officer of the

Legion of Honour The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon, ...

in 2014. In October 2018, he was appointed director of Huawei France.

Personal life

Biot is married, and he has three daughters.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Biot, Jacques 1952 births Living people Engineers from Lyon École Polytechnique alumni Corps des mines 20th-century French engineers 20th-century French businesspeople 21st-century French businesspeople French company founders French corporate directors Businesspeople in the pharmaceutical industry Academic staff of École Polytechnique Officers of the Legion of Honour French academic administrators Businesspeople from Lyon Mines Paris - PSL alumni