Holder of an MBA and a PhD in economics and management, and auditor of the Institut des hautes études pour la science et la technologie, I have began my career at ISNAR, one of the CGIAR centers .
In 1988, I joined CIRAD as a researcher in the Foresight and agricultural policies research unit. There I was responsible for several foresight exercices and participated to the evaluation of research programs.
l was a Board member of the International Foundation for Science (IFS) (1993-2001), participated in working groups of the CGIAR and was chapter leader in IAASTD (International Assessment of Agricultural Science and Technology).
I spent five years at the French National Research Agency (ANR) in the Partnership and Competitiveness department where I was in charge of the foresight workshops and secretary of the Foresight Council.
I am currently secretary of the CIRAD-INRA ethics committee and in charge of the foresight exercice on land uses and food (in)security (Agrimonde-Terra).