Yannick Foing

Yannick Foing has a diverse work experience spanning various industries and roles. Yannick started their career as a Research Assistant at AstraZeneca R&D Montreal and BioMerieux. Yannick then worked as the Deputy Scientific Attache at the Office for Science and Technology, French Embassy in the US. After that, Yannick became the Associate Director of Business Development at Genfit, where they also co-founded their US subsidiary. Yannick then joined BIOVISION, The World Life Sciences Forum, as the Director of Partnerships & Fundraising. At DSM, Yannick held several roles, including Global Lead for Partner Engagement in the Nutrition Improvement unit and Global Director of Nutrition Improvement. Yannick'sresponsibilities at DSM included developing strategies, managing partnerships with UN agencies and governments, and implementing projects in Asia Pacific and other regions. Currently, Yannick is the Vice President of Nutrition Improvement at dsm-firmenich.

Yannick Foing completed an Executive Program - Social Impact Strategy at the University of Pennsylvania in 2015. Prior to that, they obtained a Master's degree in Molecular Biology from the Université Louis Pasteur (Strasbourg I) in 2001. In 2000, Yannick Foing completed a Maitrise degree in Public Health & Nutrition from the Université de Montréal. Yannick'sundergraduate education includes a BSc in Biochemistry from Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, which they completed from 1995 to 1999. Additionally, Yannick Foing obtained a certification in Co-Active Coaching Fundamentals from the Co-Active Training Institute in 2020.