Dr. Léo-Paul Dana is a graduate of McGill University and of HEC Montreal, Professor at Montpellier Business School and a member of the Entrepreneurship & Innovation chair, which is part of LabEx Entrepreneurship (University of Montpellier, France).

His CSCD activities are geographically focused on France, Canada, USA, New Zealand and the Middle East.

He has extensive experience in Science Diplomacy and Public Diplomacy from National and International organizations, and has served the Government of Canada as Expert Witness to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Transport and consultant for the Research & Analysis Directorate of the Small Business Policy Branch (SBPB) of Industry Canada.

Dr. Dana has addressed the Economic Commission of the Romanian Senate, and served as Senior Advisor to WASME, with an advisory role to the United Nations.