Ana Claudia Fonseca Brefe appointed General Director of Services
Ana Claudia Fonseca Brefe takes up her position as General Director of Services at the Institut de physique du globe de Paris on Monday 2 March 2026.
Publication date: 02/03/2026
Institute Life
With a PhD in history (University of Campinas, EHESS), she began her career in France as a project manager in a European network of history museums, before joining Paris Nanterre University as a project manager for the president’s office. There, she contributed to the creation of the Research and Doctoral Studies Department, which she subsequently headed.
In 2014, she joined the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) as deputy regional delegate for one of the five Île-de-France delegations, where she participates of the Île-de-France delegations reorganisation and oversaw the establishment of some thirty joint research units within the Campus Condorcet public institution. Winner of the CNRS Collective Crystal Award, she joined the Institut de Recherche et de Développement (IRD) in 2021 as Regional Delegate for Île-de-France and the West. There, she led several structural projects, including the merger of delegations, the closure of the historic Bondy site and the transfer of all activities, staff and scientific equipment to its academic partners.
With her extensive experience in major research institutions, she will bring her expertise to bear on the management and development of the IPGP.
