The EPFL Alumni Council’s mission is to represent the voice of Alumni and advise EPFL in its decisions and strategic directions with regards to the management of its vibrant community of +45’000 talents worldwide. The EPFL Alumni Council is composed of the following members:
Léonard Badet - BSc and MSc MT’17, Chief Technology Officer, Bobst
Léonard Badet is the Chief Technology Officer at BOBST, where he has been working for the last 10 years. He leads the group's strategy for technology, innovation & digital transformation, reporting to the CEO, member of the Extended Management Team and leading the global R&D organization (> 500 staffs). Passionate about photography, he is a freelance photographer since 2013.
Nathalie Brandenberg - BSc, MSc, PhD SV’17, Co-founder, Board member, CSO Doppl SA
Nathalie Brandenberg is a pioneer in organoids research. Swiss born, she is a serial entrepreneur, innovator and scientist. In 2014, she designed with Sylke Hohnel-Ka the first technology enabling organoid culture at scale, commercialised as Grid3D by SUN Bioscience, the company they cofounded. In 2022, they established Doppl to propel organoid research for pharmaceutical, nutrition and clinical applications. Nathalie is currently CSO at Doppl, executive board member at Doppl and Sun Bioscience and holds various advisory board positions in the healthcare sector in Switzerland.
Nicolas Cudré-Mauroux - Diploma and PhD MX’88, Chief Research & Innovation Officer, Sicpa
Nicolas Cudré-Mauroux is currently Chief Research and Innovation Officer at Sicpa, where he brings his expertise in materials engineering and technology leadership to drive innovation and growth in the company. Prior to that he was Research & Innovation Group General Manager at Solvay for 8 years, based in Brussels and 27 years at DuPont where he held various international R&D and management roles.
Olivier Glauser - Diploma SC’94, Co-founder Shankai Sports, Chairman Cellap Lab. S.A
Olivier Glauser is the President of Cellap Laboratoire SA, the manufacturer of the skincare brands Cellcosmet and Cellmen. He is as well co-founder and board member of Shankai Sports, a pioneering sports management company in China. Previously, he managed Disney's venture capital fund in China and Qualcomm's international venture capital group.
Laetitia Henriot Arsever - BSc and MSc IN’08, CIO, Valora Group
Laetitia Henriot Arsever is currently the Head of Group IT and Digital at Valora Group since November 2022. Previously, she was Head of Technology, Strategy, and Steering at Swiss Post and member of the IT Executive Board.
Patrick Hertzog - Diploma IN’01, Co-founder & User Experience Officer, Nexthink
Patrick Hertzog is one of the Nexthink co-founders, EPFL spinoff and unicorn. He is the User Experience Officer bringing more than 15 years of experience in UI design and information visualization.
Sven Holstenson - Diploma MT’06, Managing Partner, Pictet Group
Sven Holstenson has been appointed to Managing Partner at the Pictet Group since May 2023. In this role he oversees Asset Services, Technology & Operations and chairs the Executive Committee of Banque Pictet & Cie.
Mark Kornfilt - Diploma IN’06, Founder & CEO at 10doors ventures
Mark Kornfilt is currently the founder & CEO of 10 doors ventures. Previously, he co-founded Livestream in the US, a video streaming company, which was later acquired by Vimeo.
Michèle Reigner - Diploma MX’01, Director of R&D, Manufacture des Montres Rolex, Bienne
Michèle Reigner has over 20 years of experience at Rolex and is currently Director of R&D of Rolex Manufacture des Montres in Bienne.
Leïla Schwery Bou Diab - Diploma CGC’99, VP Manufacturing & Operations, Johnson & Johnson
Leïla Schwery Bou Diab is the VP Manufacturing & Technical Operations at Johnson & Johnson where she leads the manufacturing organization for all J&J new and existing pharmaceutical products.
Internal members
Leïla Ojjeh – Diploma CGC’94, EPFL Alumni Director
Leïla is the Director of EPFL Alumni since 2017 managing the thriving global community of Alumni from EPFL. She joined the higher education sector after a career in the industry.
Michaël Thémans – PhD MA’07, Director of Development Office, EPFL’s Presidency
Michaël Thémans is the Director of EPFL’s Development Office since June 2021, reporting to the President and overseeing Philanthropy, Alumni Relations and strategic initiatives.
Anna Fontcuberta i Morral, President of EPFL
Anna Fontcuberta i Morral holds a bachelor’s degree in physics from Barcelona and a PhD in materials science from France. She became president of EPFL on 1 January 2025.