Biography

Pascal Barollier is Gavi’s Managing Director of Public Engagement & Information Services, a team of dedicated advocacy and public policy, knowledge management and technology solutions, and communications professionals. 

Before joining Gavi in 2013, Pascal was Vice President of global external communications at Sanofi Pasteur, one of the largest global vaccine manufacturers. He also coordinated Sanofi’s global communications during the 2009-2010 influenza pandemic.

Previously, Pascal was a journalist for Agence France-Presse (AFP) for 18 years from Paris, Washington, DC, and other locations around the world.

Pascal has co-founded a magazine and web agency specialised in digital content. He is the author of three novels published by Flammarion, co-author of an essay about life in Sarajevo during the war in the former Yugoslavia and co-scriptwriter of the movie Aime ton père starring Gérard and Guillaume Depardieu.