Governance
La Fondation Dassault Systèmes operates through 3 foundations based in Europe, India and in the United States. Driven by the same purpose and moving on aligned at a global level, each foundation has its own governance, selection committee and board of directors.
They meet twice to three times a year to review the project proposals that were submitted.
- Europe
- India
- United States
Board of Directors

Bernard Charlès
Honorary Chairman
Executive Chairman Dassault Systèmes
Executive Chairman Dassault Systèmes

Thibault de Tersant
President
Senior Executive Vice President, Dassault Systèmes
Senior Executive Vice President, Dassault Systèmes

Grégory Abate
Member of the Board
General Secretary Dassault Systèmes
General Secretary Dassault Systèmes

Laurence Barthès
Member of the Board
EVP, Chief People & Information Officer Dassault Systèmes
EVP, Chief People & Information Officer Dassault Systèmes

Philippe Forestier
Member of the Board
Special Advisor Global Affairs, Founding Member of Dassault Systèmes
Special Advisor Global Affairs, Founding Member of Dassault Systèmes

Victoire de Margerie
Member of the Board
VP, Corporate Equity, Marketing & Communications Dassault Systèmes
VP, Corporate Equity, Marketing & Communications Dassault Systèmes
Executive team

Marie-Pierre Aulas
Executive Director Europe
Managing Director La Fondation Dassault Systèmes
Managing Director La Fondation Dassault Systèmes

Jean-Marc Galea
Project Manager
La Fondation Dassault Systèmes
La Fondation Dassault Systèmes

Micaëla Leveillé-Nizerolle
Project Manager
La Fondation Dassault Systèmes
La Fondation Dassault Systèmes

Stéphanie Fournier
Project Manager
La Fondation Dassault Systèmes
La Fondation Dassault Systèmes

Grégory Fournier
Project Manager
La Fondation Dassault Systèmes
La Fondation Dassault Systèmes

Marie-Hélène Maffre-Aubourg
Project Manager
La Fondation Dassault Systèmes
La Fondation Dassault Systèmes

Céléna Chami
Communication Apprentice
La Fondation Dassault Systèmes
La Fondation Dassault Systèmes
Board of Directors

Sudarshan Mogasale
President
CEO – Dassault Systemes Solutions Lab Private Ltd
CEO – Dassault Systemes Solutions Lab Private Ltd

Thibault de Tersant
Member of the Board
Senior Executive Vice President, Dassault Systèmes
Senior Executive Vice President, Dassault Systèmes

Samson Khaou
Member of the Board
Executive Vice President, Asia-Pacific Dassault Systèmes
Executive Vice President, Asia-Pacific Dassault Systèmes

Manish Tambe
Member of the Board
CEO, DSGS Pvt. Ltd
CEO, DSGS Pvt. Ltd

Victoire de Margerie
Member of the Board
VP, Corporate Equity, Marketing & Communications Dassault Systèmes
VP, Corporate Equity, Marketing & Communications Dassault Systèmes

Deepak NG
Member of the Board
Managing Director, DS India
Managing Director, DS India
Executive team

Huzefa Salim
Executive Director
Dassault Systèmes Foundation India
Dassault Systèmes Foundation India

Hemant Gadgil
Program Director
Dassault Systèmes Foundation India
Dassault Systèmes Foundation India

Praveen Bhagoji
Project Manager
Dassault Systèmes Foundation India
Dassault Systèmes Foundation India

Swastishree Vhanabatte
Operations and Communication Specialist
Dassault Systèmes Foundation India
Dassault Systèmes Foundation India

Sushil Patil
Project Manager
Dassault Systèmes Foundation India
Dassault Systèmes Foundation India
Board of Directors

Deborah Dean
President

Mark Neil
Member of the Board
VP, Americas General Counsel, Dassault Systèmes
VP, Americas General Counsel, Dassault Systèmes

Thibault de Tersant
Member of the Board
Senior Executive Vice President, Dassault Systèmes
Senior Executive Vice President, Dassault Systèmes

Victoire de Margerie
Member of the Board
VP, Corporate Equity, Marketing & Communications Dassault Systèmes
VP, Corporate Equity, Marketing & Communications Dassault Systèmes

Wanda Epstein
Member of the Board
Americas HR Vice President, Dassault Systèmes
Americas HR Vice President, Dassault Systèmes
Executive team

Deborah Dean
Executive Director
Dassault Systèmes Foundation United States
Dassault Systèmes Foundation United States

Krishna Pillai
Project Manager
Dassault Systèmes Foundation United States
Dassault Systèmes Foundation United States