Stéphane Bancel

Stéphane joined Flagship Pioneering in 2013 and focuses on providing strategic counsel and support to portfolio companies. He is president and founding chief executive officer of Moderna, a Flagship Pioneering company.

Stéphane has served as Moderna's chief executive officer since October 2011 and as a member of Moderna’s board of directors since March 2011. Before joining the company, Mr. Bancel served for five years as chief executive officer of the French diagnostics company bioMérieux SA. From July 2000 to March 2006, he served in various roles at Eli Lilly and Company, including as managing director for Belgium and as executive director of global manufacturing strategy and supply chain. Prior to his work at Lilly, Stéphane served as Asia-Pacific sales and marketing director for bioMérieux.

In addition to his role at Moderna, Stéphane is a board member of Flagship-founded Generate Biomedicines and Indigo Ag. He holds a Master of Engineering from École Central Paris, a Master of Science in chemical engineering from the University of Minnesota and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Stéphane was nominated Chevalier of the Legion d'honneur in 2022, the highest recognition in France, and was elected to the U.S. National Academy of Engineering in 2024.