Governance
Board of Governors and committees
BOARD OF GOVERNORS
— April 2026
Chair of the Board of Governors
Catherine Lagneau
Government Commissioner
Florence Riou
Representing the Minister for:
• RESEARCH
Muriel Thibaut, Policy Officer for New Technologies for Energy, General Directorate for Research and Innovation
Alternate member: Marjolaine Chiriaco, Head of the Department of Environment, Earth and Space Sciences, General Directorate for Research and Innovation (Ministry of National Education, Higher Education and Research)
• THE ENVIRONMENT
Anne-Cécile Rigail, Head of the Technological Risks Department, General Directorate for Risk Prevention
Alternate member: Jean-Luc Perrin, Deputy Director for Chronic Risks and Coordination, General Directorate for Risk Prevention (Ministry for Ecological Transition, Biodiversity and International Negotiations on the Climate and Nature)
• FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Tristan Dufes, Deputy Director for Strategic Sectors, Economic Diplomacy Directorate
Alternate member: Élodie Laugier, Deputy Assistant Director for Strategic Sectors, Economic Diplomacy Directorate (Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs)
• COOPERATION
Valérie Brisset, Deputy Director, Directorate for Cultural, Educational, Academic and Scientific Diplomacy
Alternate member: Delphine Tessier, Head of Unit, Sub‑Directorate for Higher Education and Research (Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs)
• THE ECONOMY
Hélène Le Du, Engineer-General for Mines (Paris Tech), General Economic Council
Alternate member: Philippe Laval, General Economic Council, Head of the Schools Oversight Unit (Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industrial, Energy and Digital Sovereignty)
• THE TREASURY
Yoann Geneslay, Deputy Director of the 3rd Sub-Directorate, Budget Directorate, in charge of Industry and Energy – Public Accounts
Alternate member: Simon Pineau, Head of Department for Energy, State Holdings, Industry and Innovation, 3rd Sub‑Directorate of the Budget Directorate (Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industrial, Energy and Digital Sovereignty)
• MINING
Alexandre Chevallier, Deputy Director for Security of Supply and Energy and Mineral Resources, General Directorate for Energy and Climate
Alternate member: Jean-François Gaillaud, Head of the Mineral Resources Policy Department, Sub-Directorate for Security of Supply and Energy and Mineral Resources, General Directorate for Energy and Climate (Ministry for Ecological Transition, Biodiversity and International Negotiations on Climate and Nature)
Members selected for their particular expertise:
Catherine Lagneau, BRGM Chair and CEO
Anne Besnier, Vice-President for Higher Education, Research and Innovation at the Centre-Val de Loire Regional Council, Member of the European Committee of the Regions
Bernard Doroszczuk, National Energy Ombudsman
Marc Chaussidon, Director of Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris (IPGP)
BRGM staff representatives:
Nicolas Frissant (CFDT), Valérie Guérin (CFDT), Simon Lopez (CGT), Élodie Giuglaris (CGT), Lydie Jeux (CFE/CGC), Pierre Vassal (CFE/CGC)
Economic and Financial Auditing:
Bruno Rossi, Jean-Louis Tertian
SCIENCE COMMITTEE
— April 2026
Chair
Vincent Lagneau,
Scientific Director of the French Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection Authority (ASNR)
Philippe Agard,
Professor, Sorbonne University (Paris, France)
Xavier Arnault de Sartre,
CNRS Research Director, University of Pau and the Pays de l'Adour (Pau, France)
Hélène Barucq,
Research Director at INRIA (France)
Hélène Budzinski,
CNRS/INEE Research Director (UMR EPOC) (Bordeaux, France)
Philippe Charvis,
Director for Science, IRD (Marseille, France)
Tirza Van Daalen,
Director of the Geological Survey of the Netherlands, TNO (Netherlands)
Anne Le Friant,
CNRS Research Director, Deputy Director of IPGP (Paris, France)
Stéphane Guillot,
CNRS/INSU Research Director, Risk Delegate to the CNRS General Directorate (Paris, France)
Michel Jébrak,
Professor Emeritus at the Université du Québec in Montreal (Canada)
Patrick Landais,
R&D and Strategy Consultant for Nuclonaut, formerly of the CEA (retired) (Paris, France)
Anne Laurent,
Professor, Director of ISDM, University of Montpellier (France)
Louis Londe,
Technical Director of Géostock (Paris, France)
Christelle Marlin,
Professor at the University of Paris-Saclay (Paris, France)
Valérie November,
CNRS Research Director affiliated to CERI (Centre for International Research) at Sciences Po (Paris, France)
Judith Sausse,
Professor, Director of the École nationale supérieure de Géologie (Nancy, France)
Olivier Vidal,
Research Director at CNRS/IS Terre (Grenoble, France)
Ralph Watzel,
Professor, Director of the German Geological Survey, BGR (Germany)
NATIONAL PUBLIC-SERVICES STRATEGY COMMITTEE
— April 2026
Representing the Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industrial, Energy and Digital Sovereignty
By delegation, the General Directorate for Development, Housing and Nature (DGALN)
Representing the Ministry for Ecological Transition, Biodiversity and International Negotiations on Climate and Nature
General Directorate for Development, Housing and Nature (DGALN)/Water and Biodiversity Department (DEB)
General Directorate for Energy and Climate (DGEC)
General Directorate for Infrastructures, Transport and Mobility (DGITM)
General Directorate for Risk Prevention (DGPR)
Representing the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Space
General Directorate for Research and Innovation (DGRI)
Representing the Ministry of Agriculture, Agri-Foods and Food Sovereignty
General Directorate for Company Economic and Environmental Performance (DGPE)
Representing the Ministry of Health, Families, Autonomy and People with Disabilities
General Directorate for Health (DGS)
Representing the Ministry of the Interior
General Directorate for Civil Defence and Crisis Management (DGSCGC)
Representing the Ministry for Overseas France
General Directorate for Overseas France (DGOM)
Representing the Ministry of Culture
General Directorate for Heritage and Architecture (DGPA)
The Chair of the BRGM Science Committee
BRGM Chair & CEO
AUDIT COMMITTEE
— April 2026
Chair
Marie-Madeleine Mialot-Muller
Simon Lopez
Pierre Vassal
Yoann Geneslay
Nicolas Frissant
Jean-Luc Perrin
Jean-Louis Tertian
Government Commissioner
Florence Riou
COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT, SCIENTIFIC INTEGRITY AND ETHICS
— April 2026
Claire Lurin, Delegate for Professional Conduct, Integrity and Ethics on INRAE’s Board of Directors
Estelle Jaligot, Delegate for Professional Conduct and Scientific Integrity on CIRAD’s Board of Directors
Philippe Merle, Member of the General Economic Council
William Marois, Integrity Officer and former President of the University of Orléans (retired)
