Sebastien is the CEO of swissnex India and the Consul General of Switzerland for South India, based in Bangalore, since 2017. swissnex is an initiative of the Swiss government to connect Switzerland with world leading innovation hubs in the areas of education, research and innovation. Its mission is to foster international collaborations and exchange between universities, startups and innovative companies. From 2013 to 2017, he was the Scientific Advisor at the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation in charge of coordinating the global swissnex Network. Prior to that, he worked in the United States as a Project Leader for Higher Education and Partnerships at swissnex Boston (2011 – 2013) and in Canada as Science Counselor at the Embassy of Switzerland in Ottawa (2007 – 2011). He studied History, Political Economy and Public Management at the University of Fribourg (Switzerland), University of Ottawa (Canada) and the University of Paris-Sorbonne (France). He is married and a proud father of two daughters.