Matthieu obtained a PhD in cognitive neurosciences from University Pierre et Marie Curie. He worked 3 years in the R&D division of EDF before co-founding Adoc Talent Management, the first European executive recruitment consultancy firm specialized in PhDs. He is now managing director at Adoc Talent Management and its Irish subsidiary Adoc Staffing Solutions. Matthieu is also an AERES expert (the French Evaluation Agency for Research and Higher Education). He is also administrator at ANDès, the French National Association of PhD holders.