Jacques Biot

Jacques Biot
Jacques Biot in 2013
Born	December 6, 1952 Lyon, France
Education	Lycée Ampère Lycée du Parc
Alma mater	École Polytechnique Mines ParisTech
Occupation	Engineer, businessman, academic administrator
Children	3 daughters

Jacques Biot (born 1952) is a French engineer, businessman and academic administrator. He serves as the president of the École Polytechnique.

Jacques Biot was born on December 6, 1952 in Lyon, France.

Biot was educated at the Lycée Ampère and the Lycée du Parc in Lyon. He graduated from the École Polytechnique in 1974 and the École des Mines in 1977.

Biot served in the Corps des mines in Languedoc-Roussillon from 1977 to 1980. He worked as an urban planner and statistician in the Ministry of Labour from 1980 to 1983. He subsequently served as an advisor to Labour ministers Edmond Hervé and Laurent Fabius. When Fabius became Prime Minister in 1984, Biot remained his advisor, up until 1985.

Biot worked for Roussel Uclaf, 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 Guerbet.

Biot has served as the president of his alma mater, the École Polytechnique, since July 1, 2013. He succeeded Marion Guillou. 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 in 2014.

Biot is married, and he has three daughters.

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