Ms Pickaert is the Deputy Director General of EFPIA, member of EFPIA’s General Management.  
Since 2008, Ms Pickaert is coordinating EFPIA’s ethics and compliance activities.  Following the adoption of the 2010 Leadership Statement calling for greater transparency, accountability and ethical behaviour within and industry framework of self-regulation, she took the lead of activities including the creation of the EFPIA e4ethics platform and the development of the EFPIA Disclosure Code.  She is acting as the Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer at EFPIA.
In 2015, she was asked to take the role of Ambassador to the Medical Communities, coordinating EFPIA’s relationships with medical & scientific societies, including learned societies, also through professional communities within the pharmaceutical companies that interact with medical communities.

Education
Master in Economic Science from the Vrije Universiteit te Brussel (Belgium) – with honours
Thesis: Economic and Social Impact of Education and the Value of Human Capital – first class honours

Continued education and specialisation – postgraduate / executive training

• Applied Psychology in Economics (2 years)
• Auditing and Valuation of Enterprises (2 years)
• Hospital Management (1 year)

All sessions by Marie-Claire Pickaert