Pierre Chirac is a public health pharmacist by training. He has worked for more than 30 years in various NGOs and in Prescrire, with special interest in therapeutic information and global issues. He was one of the designers of the Médecins Sans Frontières’ (MSF) Access Campaign to essential drugs, and worked for MSF as a consultant between 1998 and 2011. He has been section editor of Prescrire since 1988, member of the board since 1992, and President between 2011 and 2021. Pierre lectured at the Institute for Political Studies (Sciences Po) in Paris between 2006 and 2011.