The Board of Trustees

Missions

When requested by the CNRS's Scientific Board and following its lead, the Board of Trustees provides analysis to set the broad outlines of CNRS policy in response to the cultural, economic and social requirements of the whole French nation. It defines the principles governing the CNRS's relations with its socio-economic partners, universities and national, foreign and international organisations working in its fields of activity.
More particularly, the Board deliberates on general measures relating to the organisation and operation of the CNRS (particularly the creation of departments or offices), the budget and amendments thereto, the multi-year contract between the CNRS and the State, the annual activity report, financial accounts, social action policy, loans, the creation of subsidiaries and the acquisition, sale or extension of financial holdings.
The Board of Trustees defines the operating conditions of the CNRS's external evaluation committee and its ethics committee.
All resolutions are passed by majority vote.

Composition (2025-2029)

Chairman of meetings

• Mr Antoine PETIT, Chairman and CEO

Representatives of the State

• Mr Jean-Luc MOULLET, Director General for Research and Innovation at the Ministry of Higher Education, Research, and Space.
• Mr Sébastien CHEVALIER, Head of the Higher Education and Research Strategy Coordination Service at the Ministry of Higher Education, Research, and Space.
• Ms Alicia SAOUDI, head of the 3rd Budget Sub-Directorate.

Representative of 'France Universités'

• Mr Lamri ADOUI, President of 'France Universités'.

Scientific personalities

• Mr Denis DUBOULE, Professor at the Collège de France
• Ms Anna FONTCUBERTA I MORRAL, President of EPFL
• Ms Astrid LAMBRECHT, Director General of Forschungszentrum Jülich
• Mr Gilles PÉCOUT, President of BFN

Personalities representing the world of work

• Mr Marko ERMAN, Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) with Thales
• M. Philippe JACQUIN, Director R&D of Michelin
• Mme Alexandra PRIEUX, President de SKILL CELL
• Ms Hélène VALADE, LVMH Environmental Development Director

Personalities from the economic sphere

• Mr Paul-François FOURNIER, Executive Director Innovation of Bpifrance
• Ms Johanna MICHIELIN, BioLabs Regional Director for Europ
• Mme Sophie PATURLE GUESNEROT, Managing partner and co-founder of Demeter
• M. Théau PERONNIN, President and co-founder of Alice & Bob  

Elected members (unions)

• Mr Boris GRALAK (SNCS-FSU)
• Ms Maud LERICHE-KILLIJIAN (SNCS-FSU)
• Ms Carine MILCENT(CFDT Recherche EPST)
• Mr Emmanuel BERAUDO (CFDT Recherche EPST)
• Ms Constantina BACALEXI (SNTRS-CGT)
• Ms Sophie COLLIN (SNPTES)

Members with advisory status

• Mr Olivier COUTARD, Chair of the Scientific Board.
• Mr François POUGET, Deputy CEO for Resources.
• Mr Alain SCHUHL, Deputy CEO for Science.
• Mr Mehdi GMAR, Deputy CEO for Innovation.
• Mr Marc DAVY, Budget Controller.
• Ms Ghislaine BALA, Accounts and Financial Information Department (DCIF).

Present at all meetings of the Board of Trustees

• Ms Claire FERRAS, Principal Private Secretary.
• Mr Hélène MAURY, director of human resources.
• Mr Philippe BURDET, director of the Financial Strategy, Real Estate and Modernisation Department (DFSIM).
• Ms Valérie HOSPITAL, director of the Legal Affairs Department (DAJ).
• Ms Catherine DELPECH, DAJ, head of the board of trustees, resources and elections department (CARE).
• Ms Claire GALLOUX, CARE.

Terms and conditions

The operating procedures of the Board of Trustees are governed by regulatory texts, particularly:

• l’article R322-4 et suivant du code de la recherche
• Decree 2012-1246 dated November 7^th 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management.
• the internal rules of the Board of Trustees adopted at the meeting of November 4th 1999.
• the deliberation of the Board of Trustees (consultation of February 4th 2010) on the delegation of powers granted to the CNRS Chaiman and CEO.

CNRS Board of Trustees schedule

2025

• Friday March 14th
• Friday July 11th
• Friday October 24th
• Friday December 12th

2024

• Friday March 15th
• Friday June 14th
• Friday October 25th
• Friday December 20th

2023

• Friday February 10th
• Tuesday March 14^th
• Friday June 16th
• Friday October 20th
• Friday December 15th

2022

• Tuesday March 15th
• Friday June 17th
• Friday October 21st
• Friday December 16th

Meetings

Consult the minutes of meetings.

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