Management committee
The senior management team implements the policy developed by Paris Brain Institute’s Board of Directors. The Executive Director, appointed by the Board of Directors, leads the five-member management committee.
- Pr Stéphanie Debette - Executive Director of Paris Brain Institute (the Paris Brain Institute Foundation and Joint Research Unit)
- Brian Lau - Deputy Scientific Director responsible for Core Facilities and Deputy Director of the Joint Research Unit
- Claire Wyart - Deputy Scientific Director responsible for Fundamental and Translational Science
- Pr Jean-Christophe Corvol - Deputy Scientific Director responsible for Clinical Research
- Olivier Colliot - Deputy Scientific Director responsible for Artificial Intelligence and Data Science
- Géraldine Farjot - Innovation Director
- Corinne Fortin - Secretary General of Paris Brain Institute and the Joint Research Unit
- Jean-Louis Da Costa - Communications and Development Director
Moreover, The Support Function Management Committee (CODIS) also leads institutional and interdisciplinary projects and has the following members:
- Corinne Fortin – Secretary General
- Pierre Couraud – Deputy Secretary General
- Jean-Louis Da Costa, Communication and Development Director
- Géraldine Farjot, Innovation Director
- Pierre Georges-François, RIHP Unit Manager
- Mathilde Gibert, Legal Affairs Director
- Géraldine Gouzer, Scientific Programming Director
- Sylvain Gugliermina, Procurement, Equipment and Logistics Director
- Laurine Lenoir, Organization, Quality & Risk Management Department Director
- Frédérique Lesaulnier, Data Protection Officer
- Cécile Proust, Human Resources Director
- Antoine Souquière, Information Systems Director
- Olivier Stephan, Director of International Alliances and Competitive Funding
- Marc Thévenot, CFO
Strategic Scientific Committee (SSC)
To develop and steer the Paris Brain Institute’s scientific policy, the new Executive Director set up a Strategic Scientific Committee (SSC) in 2025, comprising herself and four Deputy Scientific Directors:
- Brian Lau, Deputy Scientific Director responsible for Core Facilities and Deputy Director of the Joint Research Unit
- Claire Wyart, Deputy Scientific Director responsible for Fundamental and Translational Science
- Jean-Christophe Corvol, Deputy Scientific Director responsible for Clinical Research
- Olivier Colliot, Deputy Scientific Director responsible for Artificial Intelligence and Data Science
Each of the above scientific areas has a steering committee. The members of the SSC are also members of the steering committee.
Faculty Committe
The Faculty Committee includes the Executive Committee and all the team leaders, and meets once a month. It is consulted on scientific policy, budgetary matters, and resources to be allocated to the Joint Research Unit.
Gender Equity Committe
The Gender Equity Committee (GEC) performs an advisory and monitoring role for the Paris Brain Institute’s governing bodies, and takes action to promote gender equity. The work of the GEC is supported by the GEM (Gender Equity Movement) initiative, a collective of the Paris Brain Institute staff who have come together to raise awareness of gender bias and inequities and propose measures to address them. Following the adoption of the Institute’s gender equity charter in 2021, the GEC developed an action plan and continued its work on awareness raising, monitoring statistics and indicators measuring gender distribution at all professional levels, along with communication campaigns and initiatives. The Paris Brain Institute’s workplace gender equity index has progressed in recent years, rising from 75 in 2020 to 99 in 2025, out of a maximum score of 100. The GEM is organized into working groups for planning a biennial international workshop and developing a website, journal club, scientist mentoring program and broader educational activities.
