Jacques Biot

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]