Nicolas Dromel is head of the large research infrastructures department at the French Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation (MESRI) since September 2019, and advisor to the Director General for Research and Innovation. His department coordinates, in liaison with the Research and Innovation Strategy Directorate, the French strategy in the field of research infrastructures and international scientific organizations. Nicolas holds a PhD in economics (2007), and started his career as researcher with the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) and Professor at the Paris School of Economics. He has held visiting positions with the University of California, Los Angeles, and New York University Abu Dhabi.

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