Pascaline Clerc, PhD
Executive Vice President, External and Corporate Affairs
Pascaline brings more than 20 years of leadership experience spanning biotechnology, government, academia, and non-profit organizations. Her background combines scientific training with deep expertise in public policy, legislative affairs, advocacy, and strategic communications across the United States and Europe.
She has developed particular expertise in MASH and in stakeholder engagement at the intersection of science, healthcare policy, and public affairs. Prior to joining Inventiva, Pascaline served as Vice President, External Affairs at Genfit, where she led global public policy and patient advocacy initiatives supporting disease awareness, stakeholder engagement, and corporate positioning in metabolic and liver diseases.
Earlier in her career, she held policy and legislative affairs roles in Washington, D.C., engaging with federal institutions, regulatory agencies, and multi-stakeholder coalitions on healthcare, biomedical research, and regulatory policy matters.
She was also selected for a Science & Technology Policy Fellowship with the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Pascaline holds a Master of Science in Biochemistry, Cellular & Molecular Biology and a Ph.D. in Cellular Biology from Université Grenoble Alpes, France.