Since 2021, following my retirement from a long career in the international hematology community, I have had the honor of serving EUROCORD as Treasurer and Board Member.  I also provide translation and editorial support for the Association’s projects and scientific publications.

From 1989 to 2021, I was Executive Director and a member of the Executive Committee of the European School of Haematology (ESH), a non-profit organization for continuing education based at Saint-Louis Hospital in Paris. In these roles, I led the Executive Office and was actively involved in strategic planning for ESH, working closely with the ESH President and other Executive Committee members. I was responsible for fundraising and financial management across all ESH projects. I initiated and oversaw the development of numerous multi-year international conferences and workshops, pan-European networks, and other international projects in education and research – many in the framework of public-private collaborations.  I served as lead author on European Commission funding applications and oversaw the implementation of many scientific projects under several successive EU Framework Programs. I also led the editorial coordination of major publications, notably the ESH-EBMT Handbook on Blood and Marrow Transplantation (five editions, with over 150,000 copies distributed worldwide).

Beginning in 1990, I contributed to the founding and early organization of the European Hematology Association (EHA). From 2001 to 2005, I served as the inaugural Chair of the EHA Education Committee and remained a committee member until 2009. During my tenure as Chair, the Committee developed and funded three major EU-supported projects, each led by one or two different committee members:

• EBAH: The European Board for Accreditation and quality control of continuing education in hematology.
• The European Hematology Curriculum: Designed to harmonize training across Europe and to promote mobility and employability of European hematologists.
• EHATol: An interactive digital platform for diagnostics in hematology.

Today, in addition to serving Eurocord, I sit on the Scientific Advisory Committee of the International Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Foundation (iCMLf). I also provide advice and editorial support for scientific projects and publications in hematology and other related medical fields.