Director General, Fondation Pierre Fabre

Since 2013, Béatrice Garrette has been the Director General of the Pierre Fabre Foundation, recognised as a public utility, whose mission is to provide access to quality medicines and healthcare for the populations of the least developed countries. In 2016, Béatrice created the Pierre Fabre Foundation’s eHealth Observatory, which is a reference for all those interested in eHealth in the developing countries of the South. Béatrice has been a Scientific Advisor of the eHealth University for the past five years and has unique insight into eHealth initiatives in Africa, South-East Asia and India.

Previously, she headed companies in the media and publishing sector, including Malesherbes Publications, part of Le Monde group and the photojournalism agency Sipa Press, from 2002 to 2011.

She began her career as a publisher with the Bayard group (1986 to 2001) and developed the educational youth press internationally, as well as science and nature magazines.