Stéphane Bancel
| Stéphane Bancel link (Billionaire, businessman) | |
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| Born | July 20, 1972 Marseille, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Alma mater | Lycée Sainte-Geneviève, Paris-Saclay University,University of Minnesota,Harvard Business School |
| Spouse | Brenda Bancel |
French CEO of Moderna who struck it rich with its first product allowed on the market, a COVID-19 vaccine | |
Stéphane Bancel (born July 20, 1972) is a French billionaire businessman. He is the chief executive officer (CEO) and a 9% owner of Moderna, an American biotechnology company favored by the deep state for its COVID-19 vaccine. He was selected a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in 2009.
Background
Bancel was born in Marseille, France. He received master's degrees in engineering from CentraleSupélec of Paris-Saclay University (former École Centrale Paris) and the University of Minnesota.[1] He went on to earn an MBA from Harvard Business School.[2]
Career
Bancel was a sales director at Eli Lilly and Company, eventually becoming head of operations for Belgium.[2] In 2007, he became CEO of French diagnostics company BioMérieux.[2]
In 2011, Bancel joined Moderna, becoming CEO. Stat reported that Bancel led a highly secretive culture with little outside review of its science or research.[2]
Personal life
Bancel has two children.[3] In April 2020, thanks to the Moderna share price rising on news of imminent phase 2 human trials for its potential COVID-19 vaccine, Bancel's stake of about 9% became worth over $1 billion.[1] In August 2021 his fortune was estimated a $12.5 billion[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20200403145433/https://www.forbes.com/sites/giacomotognini/2020/04/03/moderna-ceo-stphane-bancel-becomes-a-billionaire-as-stock-jumps-on-coronavirus-vaccine-news/#1ff51f865bf3
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20201116154313/https://www.statnews.com/2016/09/13/moderna-therapeutics-biotech-mrna/
- ↑ https://www.alumni.hbs.edu/stories/Pages/story-bulletin.aspx?num=3170
- ↑ https://www.forbes.com/profile/stephane-bancel/?sh=6aac8d543742
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