Patrick Scauflaire has been President of the Catholic University of Lille since 2020.

After graduating as an engineer from the École Polytechnique in 1984 and the École des Mines de Paris in 1986, he began his career in Solvay Group in Belgium. In 1989, he moved to Brazil to work as engineer. He returned to France in 1995 to become production manager. In 2001, he joined the BP Chemicals Group in Brussels as Business Technology Manager. In 2003, he took on new responsibilities as Strategy Manager, and subsequently as Director of Research and Technology for Europe at BP Chemicals’ headquarters in London.

In 2005, Patrick Scauflaire chose to prioritise finding meaning in life by pursuing a career in the social sector with the Apprentis d’Auteuil Foundation. This French public utility foundation is dedicated to supporting, educating, training and integrating young people into society. He then became director of the Lille campus of the ICAM engineer school, a member institution of the Catholic University of Lille. He completed his Executive MBA at HEC Paris in 2016.