Born of French and Scottish parents, a US citizen since 1988, Teissier-duCros obtained his degree in material sciences from the Advanced Institute for Industrial & Mechanical Materials. Teissier- duCros has worked on issues such as tax policies and innovation with state and local governments and agencies in France, Italy, Belgium, India and Quebec. From 1988 to 1999, he was president of the US southeast chapter of the French Foreign Trade Advisors. He is an adjunct professor at Georgia Institute of Technology's School of Management.