Born in 1955. Studied Literature, Philosophy and Biology at Geneva University. PhD in Environmental Sciences from University of Technology of Troyes (France). Main entrepreneurial activities (profit and non-profit): Institute for Communication and Analysis of Technology, ICAST, Geneva; Ecologie industrielle conseil, Paris; Resource Optimization Initiative, Bangalore (India). Academic activities: Prof. of Human and Industrial Ecology, Faculty of Geosciences and Environment, Lausanne University; Lecturer in Industrial Ecology, EPFL, Lausanne; Executive Director, Industrial Ecology Chair, University of Technology of Troyes (France).