Inria has a Board of Directors whose responsibilities are fixed by the articles R326-1 to R326-18 of Code of research relative to the organisation and operation of the Institute. Bruno Sportisse is the CEO.
Its role
The mission of the Board is to deliberate on the major strategic lines of the Institute and its scientific, technological and knowledge transfer policy. It also deliberates on measures relative to the organisation and general running of Inria: internal regulations, budget, annual activity report, loans, acquisition or leasing of premises, acceptance of donations or bequests, agreements creating long-term commitments, involvement in bodies with legal personality, creation of subsidiaries and acquisitions or disposals of financial holdings, private or public-sector contracts, royalties and remuneration paid to the Institute, legal proceedings and settlements.
The Board of Directors consists of the following people:
- The Chairman , who is appointed by decree for a five-year term, renewable once;
- Seven Government representatives appointed by the Ministers of Research, Industry, the Budget, Higher Education, Defence, Foreign Affairs and the Digital Sector, respectively.
- Nine personalities :
- two figures in the digital and automation industry, appointed by the Minister of Industry;
- three scientists appointed by the Minister of Research;
- two figures representing the world of work, one appointed by the Minister of Research and the other by the Minister of Industry;
- two figures chosen to represent the users of the technologies within the areas of expertise covered by Inria, appointed by the Minister of Industry.
- Four representatives of the Institute staff or their deputies , including two researchers, elected in accordance with the order of the Ministers of Research and Industry.
The Board members are appointed for a five-year term renewable once by joint order of the Ministers of Research and Industry. The chairman of the Scientific Board, the Deputy Managing Director(s), the Financial Controller and the Accounting Officer attend Board meetings in an advisory capacity .
The Chairman of the Board can also convene any person whose presence he deems useful to attend meetings in an advisory capacity.
Its members
President: Bruno Sportisse, CEO of Inria
Representatives of the State
Incumbents | Alternates | ||
Corinne Borel | MESR (Research) | Guilhem de Robillard | DGRI (Research) |
Anne Boyer | DGESIP (Higher Education) | Caroline Ollivier-Yaniv | DGESIP (Higher Education) |
Loïc Duflot | DGE (Industry) | Jean-Noël Buis | DGE (Industry) |
Amandine Reix | DGE (Digital Economy) | Adrien Laroche | DGE |
Agathe Rolland | Financial Board (Budget) | To be appointed | |
Mike Bargain | DGA (Defense) | Thierry Plesse | DGA (Defense) |
Mathieu Perrot | MEAE (Foreign Affairs) | Leila Chabane | MEAE (Foreign Affairs) |
Appointed Members
Manuel Tunon de Lara | University of Bordeaux | Research | Scientific personality |
Catherine Rivière | IFPEN | Research | Scientific personality |
Yvon Maday | Sorbonne Université | Research | Scientific personality |
Michel Paulin | OVH Cloud | Industry | Personality of the digital industry |
Eric Carreel | Withings | Industry | Personality of the digital industry |
Nathalie Collin | La Poste | Industry | Personality user of the technologies |
Delphine Hanton | Thuasne | Industry | Personality user of the technologies |
Alexis Masse | GRDF | Research | Representing working area |
Véronique Torner | Numéum | Industry | Representing working area |
Elected Members
Incumbents | Alternates | ||
Eric Tannier | SGEN-CFDT (Collège A) | Benjamin Guedj | SGEN-CFDT (Collège A) |
Julien Diaz | SNCS - FSU (Collège A) | Jean-Marc Lasgouttes | SNCS - FSU (Collège A) |
Christine Leininger | SNTRS-CGT (Collège B) | Eric Ragusi | SNTRS-CGT (Collège B) |
Laetitia Grimaldi | SGEN-CFDT (Collège B) | Laurent Pierron | SGEN-CFDT (Collège B) |
Advisory Voices
Olivier Caillou | Comptroller General |
Florence Lechevalier | Accounting Officer |
Benoît Laroche de Roussane | Deputy CEO for Administration |
Jean-Frédéric Gerbeau | Deputy CEO for Science |
François Cuny | Deputy CEO for Innovation |
Sandrine Mazetier | Deputy CEO for Public Affairs |
Jean-Yves Berthou | Deputy CEO for Inria's territorial strategy |
Sophie Proust | Executive Director of the "Digital - Algorithms, Software, Uses" Programmes Agency |