Mathilde Cournut

Policy Officer at European Commission

Speaker

Mathilde Cournut
Policy Officer, European Commission – DG Research and Innovation, Unit D1 “Combatting Diseases”

Mathilde Cournut joined DG Research and Innovation in October 2026. She works on the Clinical Research Investment Plan, with a focus on mobilising investment for clinical research in Europe and globally. This includes designing innovative financing instruments that combine both public and private funding, notably for women’s health.

She is an economist specialising in health economics, with over eight years of experience in innovative financing for health. Before joining DG RTD, she worked in the Health Unit of DG INTPA. There she designed and managed EU health investment operations, including budgetary guarantees, blending with loans and equity, and partnerships with development finance institutions to crowd in private investment. Earlier, she worked for the Agence Française de Développement in Eastern Africa and at the OECD Development Centre. She studied at Sciences Po Paris, the London School of Economics, Sorbonne University and Johns Hopkins University.