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Organisation and Governance

The French National Research Agency (ANR) is a public administrative body under the authority of the French Ministry in charge of Research. Its organisation and operation are defined by the R. 329-1 to D. 329-24 articles of the French Research Code.

By decree of the French President, responding to a proposal from the Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation, Claire Giry was appointed President of the ANR on July 9 2024.

Art. R. 329-1 à D. 329-24 of the French Research Code

The ANR organisation chart

The Governing Board

The Governing Board rules the institution’s affairs through its deliberations and decisions. This includes pronouncing on the overall organisation of services and the Agency’s internal regulations, the orientations of its Work Programme, the policy for awarding and managing grants and the ANR’s budget and financial accounts.

Its members are appointed by the French Minister in charge of Research. The rules of its operation are set by the decree on the organisation and operation of the ANR.

Composition of the Governing Board (in french)

Présidente : Claire GIRY

En qualité de représentants de l’Etat :

M. Jean-Luc MOULLET et Mme Marine CAMIADE, représentants titulaires du ministre chargé de la recherche ;
M. Guilhem de ROBILLARD et Mme Carine BERNARD, représentants suppléants du ministre chargé de la recherche ;
M. Sébastien CHEVALIER, représentant titulaire du ministre chargé de l'enseignement supérieur ;
Mme Caroline OLLIVIER-YANIV, représentante suppléante du ministre chargé de l’enseignement supérieur ;
Mme Orianne CHENAIN et M. Laurent de MERCEY, représentants titulaires du ministre chargé de l’industrie ;
M. Jérôme GAZZANO et M. Emmanuel CLAUSE, représentants suppléants du ministre chargé de l’industrie ;
Mme Alicia SAOUDI, représentante titulaire du ministre chargé du budget ;
M. Julien Tanneau, représentant suppléant du ministre chargé du Budget.

En qualité de personnalités qualifiées représentant les grands domaines scientifiques dont au moins une issue de la conférence des chefs d’établissements de l’enseignement supérieur :

Mme Carole CARANTA, titulaire ;
Mme Hélène BOULANGER, titulaire ;
M. Jean-Frédéric GERBEAU, titulaire ;
M. Antoine PETIT, titulaire. ;
Mme Laurence PIKETTY, titulaire ;
M. Didier SAMUEL, titulaire ;
Mme Chantal BOULANGER, suppléante ;
M. Pierre-Franck CHEVET, suppléant ;
Mme Marie GAILLE, suppléante ;
M. François HOUILLIER, suppléant ;
Mme Hélène JACQUET, suppléante ;
M. Dean LEWIS, suppléant.

En qualité personnalités qualifiées du monde socio-économique :

M. Jean-Luc BEYLAT ;
M. Bruno MAQUART ;
Mme Florence LAMBERT-HOGNON ;
Mme Christine M'RINI PUEL.

Le vice-président du Conseil stratégique de la recherche :

M. Pascal COLOMBANI.

En qualité de représentant du personnel :

Mme Jessica ROHRBACH ; M. Isidore DECOSTAIRE, suppléant
Mme Delphine CALLU, titulaire ; M. Tristan LESCURE, suppléant

De plus, assistent au Conseil avec voix consultative :

Le président du Conseil d’administration de l’établissement public BPI-Groupe ou son représentant
Le secrétaire général pour l’investissement ou son représentant
Le directeur général délégué à l’administration et au budget
Le directeur général délégué à la science
Le contrôleur budgétaire
L’agent comptable

Scientific Advisory Panel

As a discussion body, the Scientific Advisory Panel assists the ANR President and CEO in the strategic management of the Agency. Subjects on which the CEO requests its opinion include:

The preparation of the ANR’s annual Work Programme and the report on its implementation,
Work to evaluate research provision and analyse its impact,
The creation or abolition of the Agency’s scientific departments, together with their naming and scope,
The appointment of the heads of scientific departments and the renewal of their functions.

It may also be asked to provide an opinion by the Governing Board or the CEO. Its composition, the procedure for appointing its members and its rules of procedure are set out by the ministerial order of 10 September 2015.

Composition of the Scientific Advisory Panel

President

Serge Abiteboul, Senior Researcher Emeritus at INRIA, Member of the French Academy of Science and the Academia Europeae

Figures external to the ANR chosen for their scientific and technical expertise in the Agency’s fields of activity.

Brigitte Autran, President of the Committee for Monitoring and Anticipating Health Risks (COVARS)
Yuko Harayama, Secretary General of the Global Partnership on AI at the Tokyo Expert Support Centre
Christine Musselin, CNRS Senior Researcher at the Centre for the Sociology of Organizations
Mona Nemer, Chief Science Advisor of Canada
Sophie Szopa, Senior Researcher at the CEA – Laboratory for Climate and Environmental Sciences, Member of the IPPC

Figures from the socioeconomic world chosen for their expertise in the functioning and constraints of national funding agencies for research, development, and innovation.

Armand Ajdari, Chief Technology Officer of Arkema
Paul Friedel, Delegate General of the French Academy of Technologies
Roseann O’Reilly Runte, Academic Director, former CEO of the Canada Foundation for Innovation

Signature delegation

Signature delegation is a form of delegation of authority. It is an internal organisational method by which the President and CEO offloads a part of their responsibility by appointment a deputy who will take decisions in the CEO’s name, but only in areas that have been delegated and within the limits of the deputy’s authority.

View the list of deputies

Last updated on 28 October 2025