Summary
David Bourguignon is an Earth system and sustainability science educator, researcher-entrepreneur, and sustainable innovation consultant with 14+ years helping public and private organisations execute ecological transformation strategies. Trained at École normale supérieure, with a PhD from Institut polytechnique de Grenoble and a postdoc at Princeton, he bridges deep academic research with hands-on project management to secure collaborative research and innovation funding across French and European programmes. He builds nonprofit ventures and market-facing partnerships to translate sustainability science into implementable solutions, emphasizing policy, governance and economics as much as ecological design. As a teacher he demystifies planetary-scale risks and opportunities, equipping professionals to factor Earth-system dynamics into strategic decisions. Based in Paris, he combines interdisciplinary rigour with practical grant-winning experience and a knack for turning complex science into actionable programmes. Notably, his work consistently seeks pragmatic routes from ideal ecological responses to real-world adoption.
14 years of coding experience
Magistère interuniversitaire, Magistère interuniversitaire at École normale supérieure
PhD, PhD at Institut polytechnique de Grenoble
Post-doc, Post-doc at Princeton University
Swedish, Italian, German, French, English