Christelle Laot, PhD FedEx Express

Dr. Laot joined FedEx Express in 2007 and has been working as a Technical Fellow since 2011. In this role, she oversees technical and scientific aspects for critical healthcare shipments globally, interacts with peers at healthcare companies, and is responsible for regulatory surveillance. Prior to her work with FedEx, Dr. Laot held managerial positions at Bayer AG in Leverkusen, Germany, for about six years - first as a research scientist in polymer physics and then as a global strategic project leader.

Dr. Laot holds PhD and MS in Chemical Engineering from Virginia Tech (USA), a Diplôme d'Ingénieur from UTC Compiègne (France), as well as an MBA from HEC Montreal (Canada).