Julie Galland

CEA

Directrice de la Direction de la Recherche Technologique du CEA et Présidente de GIANT

Description

Director of Technological Research at the CEA since January 2023, Julie Galland is a graduate of the École Polytechnique, a chief engineer at the École des Mines de Paris and holds a doctorate in solid state physics. At the CEA, she heads the Technological Research Division, which employs nearly 3,500 people who develop key technologies to help national and European industry compete, and contribute to solving the major challenges posed by the necessary energy transition, the advent of digital technology and demographic upheaval. Before joining the CEA, Julie Galland held various positions within the French General Directorate for Enterprise (DGE) between 2012 and 2023. First as head of the office in charge of the Semiconductor Sector, then of the office in charge of the Health Industries Sector, Julie Galland then held the position of Deputy Director for the aerospace, electronics and software sectors, where she drew up research, development and industrialisation policies. Julie Galland led structuring dossiers in favour of innovation and productive investment in the fields of semiconductors, pharmaceuticals and medical devices, the cloud, HPC and space. In these sectors, she has contributed to the structuring of industries and the consideration of public policy guidelines, focusing in particular on the co-construction and implementation of policies to support supply and guide demand.