Consortium Board Members

Before becoming President of Agreenium, a public consortium that promotes the role of research to meet the challenges of food security and sustainable development, Marion Guillou-Charpin was the President and CEO of the French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA). In July 2012, at the end conclusion of her 12 years at INRA, she was involved in the strategic and operational management of the organization, and was responsible for 8,500 employees and a total budget of 830 million Euros. She also has 16-year’s experience with complex national and international contracts and partnerships.

Marion is a member of the international advisory board of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and is also a member of a working group of the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS).

Marion graduated from France’s prestigious Ecole Polytechnique (1973) and was appointed head of the school’s governing board in March 2008. She holds a Doctorate in Food Sciences, is a Chartered Engineer of the French Institute of Forestry, Agricultural and Environmental Engineering, and a member of the French Academy of Agriculture.