Our purpose : Accelerating Science to Protect What Matters
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Research Fields
Environment
From natural hazards to climate change, urban resilience to the protection of our natural ecosystems, the AXA Research Fund is committed to finding solutions to protect our planet
Health
The AXA Research Fund is dedicated to help reduce health risks, prevent pandemics, detect and treat chronic diseases and promote healthy ageing
New Tech
From data security to artificial intelligence, we work towards transforming the challenges of new technologies into opportunities
Socio- Economics
From the financial risks modeling to geopolitics of conflicts we support research for global economic development
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The AXA Research Fund Scientific Board
Our Scientific Board is composed of top-tier academics and internal AXA experts who guarantee the independence, excellence and relevance of supported projects.
Thomas Kirkwood
President of the Scientific Board & Associate Dean for Ageing at Newcastle University - UK
Debra Roberts
Head of Environmental Planning and Climate Protection Department of eThekwini Municipality, Durban - SA
Itzhak Gilboa
Professor in Economics and Decision Sciences at HEC
Nihat Berker
President of Sabanci University, Istanbul (TK) & Emeritus Professor of Physics, MIT - USA
Olivier Boucher
CNRS research director at the Laboratoire de météorologie dynamique - FR
Carol Brayne
Professor of Public Health Medicine, University of Cambridge
Lawrence Lessig
Former Director of the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University - USA & Roy L. Furman Professor of Law at Harvard Law School - USA
Dominique Pestre
Professor, History of Science and Science in Society, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, EHESS - FR
Laurent Clavel
Head of Economics, AXA Investment Managers
Marine Habart
Life & Health Chief Actuary of the AXA Group
Raja Chatila
Professor Emeritus of Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and IT Ethics at Sorbonne University - FR
Marja Jylhä
Professor of Gerontology at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Health Sciences - Tampere University
The AXA Research Fund Advisory Board
The AXA Research Fund Advisory Board provides strategic and business perspective to areas of support and partnerships. The Advisory Board is composed of the following members :
Ulrike Decoene
AXA Group Head of Communication, Brand and Corporate Responsibility
Alexander Vollert
AXA Group Chief Operating Officer
Georges Desvaux
Chief Strategy and Business Development Officer and Member of the Management Committee of the AXA Group
Renaud Guidée
AXA Group Chief Risk Officer
Gilles Moëc
AXA Group Chief Economist
Claudio Gienal
Chief Executive Officer of AXA Uk & Ireland
The Team
Marlène Averdy
Personal Assistant AXA Research Fund and Group Foresight
Isabelle Bergeron
Head of Communications
Bénédicte Bernaux
Head of Scientific Philanthropy and Health Partnerships
Marie Bogataj
Head of the AXA Research Fund and Group Foresight
Emmeline Geli
Digital Communication Apprentice
Marcelo Giovannetti
Partnership Manager, Socio Economics
Justine Riblet
Project Management Officer AXA Research Fund and Foresight
Jinglan Su
Partnership Manager, New Technologies
Cinantyan Prapatti
Communications Officer