Hervé Biausser

Hervé Biausser (; born 17 February 1951) is the former director of two French engineering schools, and Supélec, positions he has held since 2003 and 2013, respectively. He was the director of CentraleSupélec from 1 January 2015, date when the fusion of the two schools was effective, until 31 August 2018 when he was replaced by Romain Soubeyran.

Career Biausser studied engineering at . He began his PhD studies at and, before defending, joined IRSID, the research institute of the French steel industry group Usinor in 1977. There, he researched steel processing and steel products, held several managerial positions, and was responsible for the Mechanical Metallurgy Department.

During his tenure as director, organized a renovation of the Centralien curriculum. Biausser has been a strong advocate for the partnership with another engineering school, Supélec, and for the move from the Châtenay-Malabry campus to the Paris-Saclay one, which is underway. At the same time, the Centrale Graduate School expanded by opening a new school in Beijing. Another is expected to open soon in Casablanca, and it was announced that another school should open in India in the near future.

In 2013, Biausser was selected as the new General Director of Supélec. He continues as director of .

Biausser is a member of the board of the Conference des Grandes Écoles, He was president of CESAER, a European association of engineering schools, in 2009 and 2010. He has also been president of the TIME network, which promotes the exchange of engineering students.

Education Engineering degree at the , 1973 Grande Médaille (highest award) from the Société Française de Métallurgie et des Matériaux (SF2M), 2005 Knight of the Légion d'Honneur, 2006 Officer of the Ordre National du Mérite Doctor Honoris Causa, University of Mons, Belgium, 2012

Personal life His father was Breton and his mother from Réunion. He likes yoga, opera, and classical Greek authors, and is a former handball player.