Jean is Head of Project Excellence and Governance at Philip Morris International and is the main point of contact and oversight for governance processes, best practices, and tools, providing end-to-end visibility on Life Sciences objectives, strategies, goals, and achievements. He holds a PhD in Global Project Management from Heriot-Watt University, U.K., and two Master's degrees in Project Management — one from George Washington University and the other from Ichec Brussels Management School.

Jean started his career in 1987 with a strong focus on team and project management, and gained decades of experience managing IS, IT and biological research programs, projects and teams. Jean joined PMI in 2018 as a Manager Program Management Office, specializing in biomedical systems research.

In addition to his vast working experience, Jean is also a lecturer on project management, presenting in global congresses and teaching at the University of Fribourg (iimt - Switzerland), University of Lausanne and at Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet (NTNU - Norway). Thus, Jean himself considers his biggest achievement to be supporting the career progression of the great professionals he has had the opportunity to work with.