- Research Director in Economics and Management, Sustainability and Digitalization- Deputy Director of the MoISA resreach unit - Montpellier Interdisciplinary Center on Sustainable Agri-Food Systems - Social and Nutritional Sciences (2023-2024)Current projects:- Agricultural of Data European parternship- Horizon Europe Projects--> Data4Food2030 "Pathways towards a fair, inclusive and innovative Dara Economy for Sustainable Food Systems"… Show more - Research Director in Economics and Management, Sustainability and Digitalization- Deputy Director of the MoISA resreach unit - Montpellier Interdisciplinary Center on Sustainable Agri-Food Systems - Social and Nutritional Sciences (2023-2024)Current projects:- Agricultural of Data European parternship- Horizon Europe Projects--> Data4Food2030 "Pathways towards a fair, inclusive and innovative Dara Economy for Sustainable Food Systems", Horizon-CL6-2021-Governance-01-18, Research and Innovation Action (RIA), 2022-2026 (48 months), 24 partners, €9,9M, Coord. Stichting Wageningen Research (The Netherlands)-- Leader WP1 "Knowledge development on the Data Economy for Food Systems", 8 partners, €1,3M.-- Participant WP5 "Improving the Data Economy for Food Systems - Recommendations and roadmap towards a desirable future", 9 partners, €1,2M.--> TITAN "Transparency solutions for transforming the food system", Horizon-CL6-2021-Farm2Fork-01-17, Innovation Action (IA), 2022-2026 (48 months), 27 partners, €9,6M, Coord. ILSI Europe (Belgium)-- Co-leader WP5 "Piloting innovations for sustainability"- Project PEPR (Programme et Equipements Prioritaires de Recherche) "Agriculture and Numérique", France 2030, 2022-2027 (60 months), Coord. Inria and INRAE--> Co-coordination of the Flagship project CoEDiTAg "Ceevolution of equipment, digital technologies and agricultural models", 11 partners, €1,5M.- Project Participant--> SSHRC Connection project "Exploring Ethical Data Governance for Climate Adaptation and Mitigation in Canadian Agriculture", 2023, Coord. University of British Columbia, Centre for Sustainable Food Systems (UBC CSFS) and British Columbia Adaptation Resreach Network (BC ACARN), Va, Canada.--> Project ANR JCJC BBSC "Blockchain for participative, transparent, traceable, efficient and sustainable food supply chains, 2022-2026 (48 months), Coord. Institut Agro Montpellier, 6 partners, €350K. Show less

- Scientific Director and Deputy Director / COO (since 2020) - #DigitAg - Digital Agriculture Convergence Lab, (https://www.hdigitag.fr/en/; @DigitAgLab; https://www.linkedin.com/company/digitaglab/)- Senior Principal Research Scientist - Economics and ManagementDomains of competencies: Digital transition/ transformation; Digital adoption and use; Data economy; Value chains and Organizational changes; Functional economy/ Circular economyMain topics: Digital traceability;… Show more - Scientific Director and Deputy Director / COO (since 2020) - #DigitAg - Digital Agriculture Convergence Lab, (https://www.hdigitag.fr/en/; @DigitAgLab; https://www.linkedin.com/company/digitaglab/)- Senior Principal Research Scientist - Economics and ManagementDomains of competencies: Digital transition/ transformation; Digital adoption and use; Data economy; Value chains and Organizational changes; Functional economy/ Circular economyMain topics: Digital traceability; Blockchain; Sustainable value chains; Agritech and Agrifood startups; Green procurement; Organic production; Local currency; Mobile banking/finance; MicrofinanceFunders and interlocutors: Research institutes; Universities; Private companies; Technical research centers; Startup associations; Public bodies; International organizationsMain activities: - #DigitAg: up to 700 participants, Program team: 5 people, Budget: 9.9M€ for 8 years - Preparation of program goals and objectives; Program management, Funding allocations, Evaluation of progress and effectiveness, Meeting organization; Scientific animation (seminars, workshops, conferences, webinars, round tables); Communication with scientists, stakeholders, policy experts, companies or general audiences; Building collaborations across organizations; Staff management, Identification of lack competencies, Enhancing professional development and personal growth.- Additional activities: Design, development and implementation of research and consulting projects; Writing of proposals, memos and reports, academic papers and publications for practitioners; Interactions with partners, project funders and academic and professional participants.Achievements: - Funding of PhD theses, Post-doctoral positions, Master internships, mobility; Organization of 20 Webinars and 2 Hybrid conferences; 5 academic papers, 2 papers for professionals, 2 white books; - Submission of 4 projects, starting in 2022; 2 projects funded, starting in 2021 Show less

Evaluator and report writer of EU projects for:- The European Commission, Executive Research Agency, Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe Research Programs, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (MSCA-IF) - Economic panel- The European Commission, Directorate-General Research & Innovation (RTD)- The European Commission - European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA)Achievements: Evaluation of 80 projects; Writing of 70 reports; Moderator of 50 consensus… Show more Evaluator and report writer of EU projects for:- The European Commission, Executive Research Agency, Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe Research Programs, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (MSCA-IF) - Economic panel- The European Commission, Directorate-General Research & Innovation (RTD)- The European Commission - European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA)Achievements: Evaluation of 80 projects; Writing of 70 reports; Moderator of 50 consensus discussions Show less

As a member of the OECD Network on Agricultural Productivity (TFP) and the Environment: Contribution to strategic and operational activities; Participation in brainstorming and discussion sessions; Moderator of the brainstorming sessions.As an expert: Evaluation of OECD projects and reports on Performance measurement (3) and Digital transformation (2).

Senior Research Scientist, Economics and Management, Montpellier (France), 2010- 2019; Senior Research Scientist, Economics, Rennes (France), 1999-2010; Research Scientist, Economics, Nancy (France), 1995-1997 and Rennes (France), 1997-1999.Domains of competencies: Microeconomics; Data analytics; Performance measurement; Benchmarking; Environmental efficiency; Social impact; Organizational change; Economic modellingMain topics: Microfinance; Organic wine production; Coffee… Show more Senior Research Scientist, Economics and Management, Montpellier (France), 2010- 2019; Senior Research Scientist, Economics, Rennes (France), 1999-2010; Research Scientist, Economics, Nancy (France), 1995-1997 and Rennes (France), 1997-1999.Domains of competencies: Microeconomics; Data analytics; Performance measurement; Benchmarking; Environmental efficiency; Social impact; Organizational change; Economic modellingMain topics: Microfinance; Organic wine production; Coffee producers; Polluting input reduction; World and EU market analysis; Trade disruptions; Implementation of EU policies at Member state levelsFunders and interlocutors: Public bodies (French government, European Union, Regional councils); International organizations (FAO, OECD, World Bank); Private companies or consortium (Insurance and banking, agro-furniture); Startups (consulting); Non-for-profit organizations (Mutual funds in Cameroon; Management centers and Producer associations in France,); Technical research centers (CATIE Costa Rica; Federación Nacional de Cafeteros de Colombia); Research institutes; Universities.Main activities: Design, development and implementation of research projects based on quantitative studies (data envelopment analysis, partial equilibrium modelling) and triangulation approaches (making use of quantitative and qualitative methods in combination); Writing of research proposals, memos and reports, academic papers and publications for practitioners; Interactions with partners, project funders and academic and professional participants.Achievements: 15 research projects (20k€ to 700k€; up to 5 years; Team size: 2 up to 15 people); 20 academic papers, 6 papers for practitioners, 11 book chapters and 2 books; 2017 Distinctions: Finaliste - award « OR in Development » - International Federation of Operational Research Societies (IFORS) and Semi-Finaliste - « Franz Edelman Award » -l’Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS). Show less

Consultant - Expert on the definition of a methodological framework for the FAO WorldAgricultural Watch (https://www.fao.org/world-agriculture-watch/en/)

- Coordination, management and implementation of projects for the European Commission, collaboration with multi-stakeholders; Design and development of quantitative studies; Writing of research and strategic memos, scientific reports research and call for proposals- Leader of an international team (28 nationalities) of 40 people; Management of the interactions with the European Commission (EC); Attendance to EC working groups and EU official meetings.- Prioritization of… Show more - Coordination, management and implementation of projects for the European Commission, collaboration with multi-stakeholders; Design and development of quantitative studies; Writing of research and strategic memos, scientific reports research and call for proposals- Leader of an international team (28 nationalities) of 40 people; Management of the interactions with the European Commission (EC); Attendance to EC working groups and EU official meetings.- Prioritization of objectives; Management of workflow and deadlines; Identification of competency needs and writing of open position profiles; Supervision of scientific and administrative staff; Project and activity performance assessment; Training on qualitative research methods and mentorships.- Achievements: Implementation of 5 EU projects, Publication of 1 academic paper, Writing of 2 book chapters and Editing of a collective book (Springer):(i)- iMAP (7th PCRD) for “integrated platform modelling for agro-economic commodity and policy analysis” (ii)- “Potential market impacts from trade disruptions caused by asynchronous regulatory approvals of new GM crop” (deliverables and publication in Food Policy (2013) - GoogleScholar: 56 - WOS/Publons: 27 - Altmetric: 8)(iii)-“Methods to analyze agricultural commodity price volatility” (organization of an international workshop, editor of a collective book published by Springer (2011) – Altmetric: 4, and author of 2 chapters: Chapter 1 (with R. M’Barek) - GoogleScholar: 98 and Chapter 6 - GoogleScholar: 23)(iv)- Work with EU staff on preparatory documents for the launch of the 2013 Common Agricultural Policy reform.(v)- Work with EU staff on the design of a proposal aiming at developing and implementing TFP measurements in the EU28 Show less

Leader of the challenge on "Improving the performance of franchise chains - Designing more efficient franchise chains” of the Franco-British project on "The Interaction of Globalization and Productivity Process in the Retail Sector"Achievements: 4 academic papers and 1 paper for practitioners:(i)- Journal of Small Business Management (2015) – GoogleScholar: 96; WOS/Publons: 35(ii)- Synthesis of the JSBM (2015) paper published in Franchise Magazine (2016)(iii)- Journal of… Show more Leader of the challenge on "Improving the performance of franchise chains - Designing more efficient franchise chains” of the Franco-British project on "The Interaction of Globalization and Productivity Process in the Retail Sector"Achievements: 4 academic papers and 1 paper for practitioners:(i)- Journal of Small Business Management (2015) – GoogleScholar: 96; WOS/Publons: 35(ii)- Synthesis of the JSBM (2015) paper published in Franchise Magazine (2016)(iii)- Journal of the Operational Research Society (2014) –- GoogleScholar: 12; WOS/Publons: 6(iv)- International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management (2014) – GoogleScholar: 32; WOS/Publons: 14(v)- European Management Journal (2009) – GoogleScholar: 142; WOS/Publons: 76; Altmetric: 16 Show less