100 Notable alumni of
HEC School of Management
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The HEC School of Management is 264th in the world, 91st in Europe, and 8th in France by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from the HEC School of Management sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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François-Henri Pinault
- Enrolled in the HEC School of Management
- Studied in 1985
- Occupations
- entrepreneurbusinessperson
- Biography
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François-Henri Pinault is a French businessman, the son of billionaire François Pinault. François-Henri took the reins of his father's retail conglomerate Pinault-Printemps-Redoute in 2005, and turned it into the luxury group Kering (Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent, Balenciaga, Bottega Veneta) in 2013. He has been president of the family-owned investment holding Groupe Artémis (Château Latour, Christie's, Pinault Collection, Creative Artists Agency) since 2003. He has been married to the film producer and actress Salma Hayek since 2009.
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François Hollande
- Enrolled in the HEC School of Management
- Studied in 1975
- Occupations
- statesperson
- Biography
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François Gérard Georges Nicolas Hollande is a French politician who served as President of France from 2012 to 2017. Before his presidency, he was First Secretary of the Socialist Party (PS) from 1997 to 2008, Mayor of Tulle from 2001 to 2008, as well as President of the General Council of Corrèze from 2008 to 2012. He also has also held the 1st constituency of Corrèze seat in the National Assembly three times, first from 1988 to 1993, then from 1997 to 2012, and from 2024 onwards.
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Dominique Strauss-Kahn
- Occupations
- university teacherpoliticianeconomistlawyer
- Biography
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Dominique Gaston André Strauss-Kahn, also known as DSK, is a French economist and politician who served as the tenth managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and was a member of the French Socialist Party. He attained notoriety due to his involvement in several sex scandals.
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Francisco I. Madero
- Enrolled in the HEC School of Management
- Studied in 1888-1892
- Occupations
- businesspersonmusicianmilitary personnelpoliticianwriter
- Biography
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Francisco Ignacio Madero González was a Mexican businessman, revolutionary, writer and statesman, who served as the 37th president of Mexico from 1911 until he was deposed in a coup d'état in February 1913 and assassinated. He came to prominence as an advocate for democracy and as an opponent of President and de facto dictator Porfirio Díaz. After Díaz claimed to have won the fraudulent election of 1910 despite promising a return to democracy, Madero started the Mexican Revolution to oust Díaz. The Mexican revolution would continue until 1920, well after Madero and Díaz's deaths, with hundreds of thousands dead.
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Valérie Pécresse
- Occupations
- politicianmagistrateminister
- Biography
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Valérie Anne Émilie Pécresse is a French politician who has been the President of the Regional Council of Île-de-France since 2015. A member of The Republicans, she previously served as Minister of Higher Education and Research from 2007 to 2011 and Minister of the Budget and Government Spokeswoman from 2011 to 2012 under Prime Minister François Fillon. Pécresse represented the 2nd constituency of Yvelines in the National Assembly from 2002 to 2007 and again from 2012 until 2016.
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Roland Garros
- Occupations
- aircraft pilotrugby union playermilitary personnel
- Biography
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Eugène Adrien Roland Georges Garros was a French aviation pioneer and fighter pilot. Garros began a career in aviation in 1909 and performed many early feats such as the first-ever airplane crossing of the Mediterranean Sea in 1913. He joined the French army and became one of the earliest fighter pilots during World War I. Garros was shot down and died on 5 October 1918. In 1928, the Roland Garros tennis stadium was named in his memory; the French Open tennis tournament officially takes the name of Roland Garros, which is held in this stadium.
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Rachida Dati
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Rachida Dati is a French politician and former magistrate who has been Minister of Culture since January 2024 in the government of Gabriel Attal, the government of Michel Barnier and government of François Bayrou.
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Jean-Christophe, Prince Napoléon
- Occupations
- investment bankerpretender to the French throne
- Biography
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Jean-Christophe, Prince Napoléon, Prince of Montfort is a French businessman and the disputed head of the Imperial House of France, and as such the heir of Napoleon Bonaparte, the first Emperor of the French. He would be known as Napoleon VIII.
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Claire Chazal
- Occupations
- news presentertelevision presenterwritertrade unionistjournalist
- Biography
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Claire Chazal is a French journalist, romance writer, and former director of news at a national television station, France 2.
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Florian Philippot
- Occupations
- politiciancadres de la fonction publiqueofficial
- Biography
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Florian Philippot is a French politician. He served as Vice President of the National Front from 2012 to 2017 before quitting the party to found The Patriots in September 2017, which has failed to win any representation in subsequent elections.
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Benjamin Griveaux
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Benjamin-Blaise Griveaux is a French politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who served as Government Spokesman from 2017 to 2019 under Prime Minister Édouard Philippe. From 2017 until 2021, he also served as a member of the National Assembly, representing the 5th constituency of Paris, which encompasses the 3rd and 10th arrondissements.
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François Asselineau
- Enrolled in the HEC School of Management
- Studied in 1980
- Occupations
- politiciancadres de la fonction publiqueofficial
- Biography
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François Asselineau is a French politician and an Inspector General for finances.
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Agnès Pannier-Runacher
- Occupations
- cadres de la fonction publiquepolitician
- Biography
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Agnès Pannier-Runacher is a French business executive and politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who has been serving as Minister of Ecological Transition in the successive governments of Prime Ministers Michel Barnier and François Bayrou since 2024.
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Serge Dassault
- Occupations
- politicianbusinesspersonmilitary flight engineerpublisherentrepreneur
- Biography
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Serge Dassault was a French engineer, businessman and politician. He was the chairman and chief executive officer of Dassault Group, and a conservative politician. According to Forbes, Dassault's net worth was estimated in 2016 at US$15 billion.
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Amélie de Montchalin
- Occupations
- politiciancorporate administrative and commercial executive
- Biography
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Amélie de Montchalin is a French politician who has been serving as Minister Delegate for the Budget and Public Accounts in the government of Prime Minister François Bayrou since 2024.
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Jean-Louis Borloo
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Jean-Louis Marie Borloo is a French politician who served as president of the Union of Democrats and Independents (UDI) from 2012 to 2014. He also was Minister of the Economy, Finance and Employment in 2007 and Minister of Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Development and the Sea from 2007 until 2010 under President Nicolas Sarkozy.
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Henri de Castries
- Enrolled in the HEC School of Management
- Studied in 1976
- Occupations
- businessperson
- Biography
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Henri de La Croix de Castries is a French businessman. He was chairman and CEO of AXA until retiring from both roles on 1 September 2016.
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Jacques Cheminade
- Occupations
- politiciananciens cadres
- Biography
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Jacques Guy Cheminade is a French politician, activist and former diplomat. He is the head of the Solidarity and Progress (SP) party, the French arm of the LaRouche movement. He has thrice run for President of France (1995, 2012, 2017), always placing last.
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Jean-François Stévenin
- Occupations
- actorscreenwriterfilm directorfilm editoraudiobook narrator
- Biography
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Jean-François Stévenin was a French actor and filmmaker. He appeared in 150 films and television shows since 1968. He starred in the film Cold Moon, which was entered into the 1991 Cannes Film Festival.
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Albert O. Hirschman
- Occupations
- writeruniversity teachereconomist
- Biography
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Albert Otto Hirschman was a German economist and the author of several books on political economy and political ideology. His first major contribution was in the area of development economics. Here he emphasized the need for unbalanced growth. He argued that disequilibria should be encouraged to stimulate growth and help mobilize resources, because developing countries are short of decision-making skills. Key to this was encouraging industries with many linkages to other firms.
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Clarisse Agbegnenou
- Occupations
- judoka
- Biography
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Clarisse Bogdanna Agbegnenou is a French judoka. Competing in the −63 kg weight division she won the European title in 2013, the world title in 2014, an Olympic silver medal at the Rio 2016 Games, an Olympic gold medal at the Tokyo 2020 Games, and the bronze medal at the 2024 Games in Paris, in her home country.
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Stanislas Guerini
- Occupations
- politiciancadres de la fonction publique
- Biography
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Stanislas Guerini is a French politician who served as Minister of Public Transformation and Service in the government of successive Prime Ministers Élisabeth Borne and Gabriel Attal between 2022 and 2024.
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Cédric O
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Cédric O is a French politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who served as Secretary of State (junior minister) for the Digital Economy in the governments of successive Prime Ministers Édouard Philippe and Jean Castex from 2019 to 2022.
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Emmanuelle Wargon
- Occupations
- politiciancadres de la fonction publiqueofficiallobbyist
- Biography
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Emmanuelle Wargon is a French civil servant, politician and former lobbyist who has been serving as president of the French Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE) since 2022.
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Bernard Fresson
- Occupations
- film actoractortelevision actor
- Biography
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Bernard Fresson was a French actor who primarily worked in film.
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Frédéric Lordon
- Years
- 1962-.. (age 63)
- Occupations
- philosopherDirector of Research at CNRSeconomistsociologist
- Biography
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Frédéric Lordon is a French economist and philosopher, CNRS Director of Research at the Centre européen de sociologie et de science politique in Paris. He is an influential figure in France's Nuit debout movement and has regularly contributed to French broadcast and print media on French and European politics, and also writes a regular opinion column for Le Monde diplomatique. He has argued in favour of Communism as an alternative to Capitalism in books, articles and media appearances, and has been engaged in a project of re-grounding the social sciences in a Spinoza-inspired materialism. He is considered one of the most prominent intellectual voices of the radical left in France today.
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Éric Woerth
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Éric Woerth is a French politician of Renaissance.
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Alain Weill
- Occupations
- entrepreneurbusinessperson
- Biography
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Alain Weill is a French business executive. He is the founder, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of NextRadioTV (which includes BFM TV and Radio Monte Carlo) and Chairman and CEO of SFR Group.
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Emmanuel Faber
- Occupations
- businessperson
- Biography
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Emmanuel Faber is a French businessman. He was formerly the Chief Executive Officer of Danone, and the Chairman of the Board of directors. He was subsequently appointed Chair of the International Sustainability Standards Board.
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Juan Sartori
- Occupations
- businesspersonpolitician
- Biography
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Juan José Sartori Piñeyro is a Uruguayan businessman, senator and co-owner of Sunderland A.F.C.. He is the president and founder of Union Group, a privately owned investment management and private equity firm that holds significant interests across an array of industries worldwide, including agriculture, technology, energy and real estate.
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Jean-Noël Barrot
- Enrolled in the HEC School of Management
- In 2012 graduated with doctorate in France
- Occupations
- politicianprofessors, scientific professionseconomist
- Biography
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Jean-Noël Barrot is a French politician of the Democratic Movement (MoDem) who has been serving as Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs in the successive governments of Prime Ministers Michel Barnier and François Bayrou since 21 September 2024. He previously served as Minister Delegate for Digital Transition and Telecommunications in the government of Élisabeth Borne from 2022 to 2024 and Minister Delegate for European Affairs in the government of Gabriel Attal in 2024.
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Pascal Soriot
- Occupations
- entrepreneurveterinarian
- Biography
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Sir Pascal Claude Roland Soriot is a French-born Australian businessman and chief executive of the British-Swedish multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company AstraZeneca.
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Pierre Rosanvallon
- Occupations
- politiciantrade unionisthistorianeconomistpolitical scientist
- Biography
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Pierre Rosanvallon is a French historian and sociologist. He was named a professor at the Collège de France in 2001, holding the chair in modern and contemporary political history.
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Stéphane Richard
- Enrolled in the HEC School of Management
- Studied in 1983
- Occupations
- entrepreneurofficialbusinessperson
- Biography
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Stéphane Richard is a French businessman who has been serving as chief executive officer and chairman of the worldwide mobile phone network Orange since 2011. In December 2021, he resigned as both chairman and chief executive of the group.
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Emmanuel Chain
- Occupations
- journalist
- Biography
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Emmanuel Chain, born August 5, 1962, in Neuilly-sur-Seine, is a French producer, journalist and former television host.
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Axel Toupane
- Enrolled in the HEC School of Management
- 2018-2018 studied management
- Occupations
- basketball playersportsperson
- Biography
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Axel Joseph Jean-Jacques Toupane is a French professional basketball player for the Homenetmen Beirut of the Lebanese Basketball League. Toupane also represents the senior French national team in international events. At 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) tall and 101 kg (223 lb), he plays at the shooting guard and small forward positions.
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Jean-Dominique Senard
- Occupations
- entrepreneurbusiness executive
- Biography
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Jean-Dominique Senard is a French industrialist in the automobile industry. On 11 May 2012, he succeeded Michel Rollier as chief executive officer of the Michelin tire company after joining the company as chief financial officer in 2005. Senard is the first Michelin CEO not related to the Michelin family. On 24 January 2019, Renault's Board of Directors elected Senard as the chairman of the company.
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Philippe Kieffer
- Occupations
- politicianmilitary officer
- Biography
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Philippe Kieffer MBE MC, capitaine de frégate in the French Navy, was a French officer and political personality, and a hero of the Free French Forces.
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Maxime Saada
- Enrolled in the HEC School of Management
- Graduated with Master of Business Administration
- Occupations
- television executivebusiness executive
- Biography
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Maxime Saada is a French corporate executive. He is a Chairman and CEO of Canal+ Group, Chairman of Studiocanal, Dailymotion, and L’Olympia, and Vice-President of Lagardère Group.
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Pascal Lamy
- Occupations
- politicianeconomistmerchantbanker
- Biography
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Pascal Lamy is a French political consultant and businessman. He was the Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) from 1 September 2005 to 1 September 2013 for 8 years. In April 2009, WTO members reappointed Lamy for a second 4-year term, beginning on 1 September 2009. He was then succeeded by Roberto Azevêdo. Pascal Lamy was also European Commissioner for Trade for 5 years, from 13 September 1999 to 22 November 2004 and is an advisor for the transatlantic think-tank European Horizons, as well as currently serving as the Honorary President of the Paris-based think tank, Notre Europe.
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Jean-Paul Agon
- Occupations
- entrepreneurbusinessperson
- Biography
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Jean-Paul Agon is a French businessman who is the chairman and former CEO of the international cosmetic company L'Oréal. Because of the age limit of 65 set by the company, he was replaced in his role of CEO by Nicolas Hieronimus on 1 May 2021, while remaining chairman of the board. He graduated from HEC Paris in 1978.
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Joseph Oughourlian
- Occupations
- entrepreneurfinancierbusinessperson
- Biography
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Joseph Oughourlian, is a French financial entrepreneur and businessman of Lebanese – Armenian origin. Founder of the activist fund Amber Capital, he invests in companies whose management he then seeks to influence.
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Georges Frêche
- Occupations
- university teacherpoliticianhistorianjurist
- Biography
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Georges Frêche was a French politician. He served as President of the Languedoc-Roussillon Region from 2004 until his death: prior to that, he had been mayor of Montpellier for 27 years, and was also a former member (député) of the National Assembly. Frêche had been a member of the French Socialist Party until he was expelled on January 27, 2007.
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Lucien Lelong
- Occupations
- grand couturier
- Biography
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Lucien Lelong was a French couturier who was prominent from the 1920s to the 1940s. His couture fashion house was one of the largest in Paris in the interwar period, and Lelong was an important figure in the management of the French fashion industry during World War II.
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Milojko Spajić
- Occupations
- economist
- Biography
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Milojko "Mickey" Spajić is a Montenegrin politician and financial engineer serving as Prime Minister of Montenegro since October 2023. He also served as the minister of finance and social welfare in the government of Montenegro and the cabinet of Zdravko Krivokapić from 2020 to 2022.
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Othman Nasrou
- Occupations
- politicianbusiness executive
- Biography
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Othman Nasrou is a Moroccan-born French politician of The Republicans (LR) who has been serving as a member of the Regional Council of Île-de-France since 2015. From September to December 2024, he briefly served as the Secretary of State for Citizenship and the Fight Against Discrimination in the government of Prime Minister Michel Barnier.
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Loïc Wacquant
- Occupations
- anthropologistsociologistuniversity teacher
- Biography
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Loïc J. D. Wacquant is a French sociologist specializing in urban sociology, urban poverty, racial inequality, the body, social theory and ethnography.
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Clarisse Crémer
- Occupations
- sailorseafarer
- Biography
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Clarisse Crémer is a French professional sailor. She is an offshore sailor having competed extensively in the Figaro class before progressing to the IMOCA 60.
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Charles Pépin
- Occupations
- writerphilosopher
- Biography
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Charles Pépin is a French philosopher and novelist. He was born in Saint Cloud in 1973. He is the author of several bestsellers, such as Les Vertus de l’échec, La Confiance en soi (Allary Éditions, 2018) and La Planète des sages (Dargaud, 2011 et 2015).
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Louis Gallois
- Occupations
- businesspersonmanager
- Biography
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Louis René Fernand Gallois is a French businessman. He was the CEO of EADS, the European aeronautic defense and space company, from 2007 to 2012.
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Henri Proglio
- Occupations
- entrepreneurbusinessperson
- Biography
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Henri Proglio is a French businessman, the former chairman of the board and CEO of Electricité de France and former CEO of Veolia Environnement.
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Benjamin Haddad
- Occupations
- professors, scientific professionspolitician
- Biography
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Benjamin Haddad is a French politician who has served as Minister Delegate for European Affairs in the governments of successive Prime Ministers Michel Barnier and François Bayrou since 2024. A member of Renaissance (RE), he previously served in the National Assembly from 2022 to 2024, representing Paris's 14th constituency, which encompasses most of its 16th arrondissement.
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Marc Ferracci
- Occupations
- politicianprofessors, scientific professionseconomist
- Biography
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Marc Ferracci is a French politician who has served as Minister for Industry and Energy in the government of Prime Minister François Bayrou since 23 December 2024. A member of Renaissance (RE), he previously briefly served as Minister Delegate for Industry in the government of Michel Barnier from 21 September 2024.
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Laurence Debray
- Occupations
- writerbiographerscreenwriter
- Biography
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Laurence Debray is a French writer, daughter of Régis Debray and Elizabeth Burgos.
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Hubert Joly
- Occupations
- merchantchief executive officerentrepreneurlecturerexecutive
- Biography
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Hubert Joly is a businessman and Harvard Business School faculty member who formerly served as chairman and CEO of Best Buy. He is also the former president, CEO and director of Carlson, a global hospitality and travel conglomerate based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US.
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Fidji Simo
- Occupations
- businessperson
- Biography
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Fidji Simo is a French-American businesswoman and the CEO and Chair of Instacart. Before Instacart, she spent a decade at Facebook where she was one of the top executives as the Head of the Facebook App. She co-founded the Metrodora Institute, a health clinic and research institute, and is currently president of The Metrodora Foundation. She is on the Board of Directors at OpenAI and Shopify.
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Marguerite Cazeneuve
- Years
- 1988-.. (age 37)
- Occupations
- official
- Biography
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Marguerite Cazeneuve is a French specialist in social affairs, health and pensions. She is an adviser of President Emmanuel Macron.
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Pierre Bellon
- Occupations
- entrepreneurbusinessperson
- Biography
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Pierre Bellon was a French billionaire businessman, the founder of Sodexo, a multinational food service and facilities management company.
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Jean-René Cazeneuve
- Occupations
- engineerpoliticiananciens cadres
- Biography
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Jean-René Cazeneuve is a French politician of Renaissance (RE) who has been serving as a member of the French National Assembly since 18 June 2017, representing the department of Gers.
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François Pérol
- Occupations
- businesspersonbanker
- Biography
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François Pérol is a French banker and high-ranking official and is the current chairman of Natixis.
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Astrid Panosyan
- Occupations
- politiciancorporate administrative and commercial executivebusiness executiveentrepreneur
- Biography
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Astrid Panosyan-Bouvet is a French politician and corporate director who served as Minister of Labour in the government of Prime Minister Michel Barnier from September to December 2024. She served as a member of the National Assembly for Paris's 4th constituency from 2022 to 2024.
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Alexandre Mars
- Occupations
- entrepreneur
- Biography
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Alexandre Mars is a French entrepreneur, philanthropist, and author. He is an ambassador and board member of the 2024 Summer Olympics.
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Jacques Canetti
- Occupations
- radio personalitymusic executiveart directorbusinessperson
- Biography
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Nessim Jacques Canetti was a French music executive and a talent agent. Born into a Sephardic Jewish family, his parents were Jacques Elias (Elieser) and Mathilde (Mazal) (née Arditti) Canetti. He was the brother of the Nobel Prize-winning author Elias Canetti (1905–1994) and of Georges Canetti (1911–1971), a researcher and professor at the Pasteur Institute. Canetti studied at the École des Hautes Études Commerciales.
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Dominique Faure
- Occupations
- politiciancadres de la fonction publiquetop official
- Biography
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Dominique Faure is a French politician of Renaissance (RE). She served as Secretary of State for Rural Affairs from July to November 2022 in the Borne government, and as Minister Delegate for Territorial Collectivities and Rural Affairs from November 2022 to September 2024 in the Borne and Attal governments. She represented Haute-Garonne's 10th constituency in the National Assembly from June to August 2022.
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Andreas Kaplan
- Occupations
- university teachereconomistmathematician
- Biography
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Andreas Marcus Kaplan is president of Kühne Logistics University. He is specialized in the areas of social media, viral marketing, and the digital world in general.
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Nadia Fettah Alaoui
- Occupations
- politicianbusiness executive
- Biography
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Nadia Fettah Alaoui is a Moroccan entrepreneur and politician. Since October she is the current Minister of Economy and Finance in the Cabinet of Aziz Akhannouch.
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A'Salfo
- Enrolled in the HEC School of Management
- Studied in 2023
- Occupations
- singer
- Biography
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Salif Traoré, better known by his stage name A’salfo, is an Ivorian singer. He is the lead singer of the group Magic System. He has a career spanning more than twenty years, punctuated by several albums and distinctions for his actions through music, but also community development. The Anoumabo Urban Music Festival was created in 2008 under his leadership, and is supported by the Magic System Foundation of which he is the president.
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Jacques Morel
- Occupations
- film actor
- Biography
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Jacques Morel was a French film and television actor. He was, perhaps, best known as the French language voice of the cartoon character, Obelix, in the animated adaptation of the comic book, Asterix.
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Nicolas Dufourcq
- Occupations
- businessperson
- Biography
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Nicolas Georges Norbert Dufourcq is a French businessman. He has been the general manager of the Banque Publique d’Investissement (Bpifrance) since its creation in January 2013.
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Nicolas Daragon
- Occupations
- business executivepoliticianprofessions libérales et assimilés
- Biography
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Nicolas Daragon, is a French politician of the Republicans (LR) who has been serving as mayor of Valence since 2014 and vice-president of the Regional Council of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes since 2016.
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Perrine Pelen
- Occupations
- alpine skier
- Biography
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Perrine Marie Pelen is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from France. Born at Boulogne-Billancourt near Paris, she made her World Cup debut at age 16 in December 1976 and won three slalom races that 1977 season.
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Loïc Le Meur
- Occupations
- entrepreneurwriter
- Biography
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Loïc Le Meur is a French entrepreneur and blogger. He served as Executive Vice President EMEA at software company Six Apart after merging French blogging company Ublog with Six Apart in July 2004. In late 2006 Le Meur became a public backer of French presidential candidate Nicolas Sarkozy and joined Sarkozy's campaign team as an advisor on Internet-related topics.
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Florence Noiville
- Occupations
- biographerwritertelevision presenterchildren's writereditor
- Biography
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Florence Noiville, a French author and journalist, is a long time staff writer for Le Monde and editor of foreign fiction for Le Monde des Livres, the literary supplement of Le Monde.
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Frédéric Jousset
- Occupations
- honorary chairpersonpatron of the artsprésident-directeur généralentrepreneur
- Biography
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Frédéric Jousset is a French entrepreneur and philanthropist. He co-founded Webhelp in 2000 and sold it to Concentrix in 2023 on a $4.8 billion valuation. Patron of the arts, he created the foundation Art Explora and its investing arm ArtNova in 2019.
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Jean-Marc Janaillac
- Occupations
- officialbusiness executive
- Biography
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Jean-Marc Janaillac is a French businessman best known for being a former CEO of Air France–KLM.
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Mercedes Erra
- Occupations
- businessperson
- Biography
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Mercedes Erra is a French business woman who was born 23 September 1954 in Sabadell.
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Loïc Féry
- Occupations
- entrepreneurassociation football executive
- Biography
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Loïc Féry is a French businessman. He worked as a financial trader in Hong Kong and the City of London from 1997 to 2007, for Société Générale and Crédit Agricole. He founded the investment firm Chenavari in 2007 and became the owner of football club FC Lorient in 2009.
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Olivier Ferrand
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Olivier Ferrand was a French civil servant and public intellectual. He was the founder of Terra Nova, a prominent centre-left think tank in Paris. In June 2012 he was elected to the French Parliament. He died of a heart attack shortly afterwards, aged 42.
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Philippe Oddo
- Occupations
- banker
- Biography
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Philippe Oddo is a French financier and a managing partner of the ODDO BHF group.
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Jacques Georges
- Occupations
- sports executive
- Biography
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Jacques Georges was the president of the French Football Federation (FFF) from 1968 until 1972 and the 4th president of UEFA (1983–1990).
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Božidar Đelić
- Occupations
- economist
- Biography
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Božidar Đelić is a Serbian economist and former politician. A longtime member of the Democratic Party, he was highly positioned in politics of Serbia after the overthrow of Slobodan Milošević. He served as the Minister of Finance and Economy in the Government of Serbia from 2001 to 2004 and later as Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia and Minister of Science and Technological Development from 2007 to 2011.
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Flore Vasseur
- Occupations
- novelistfilm directorwriterentrepreneurjournalist
- Biography
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Flore Vasseur is a French film director, screenwriter, film producer, novelist, journalist and entrepreneur. Her first feature-length documentary film, Bigger Than Us (2021), premiered in the Cinema for the Climate section at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for the 2022 César Award for Best Documentary Film.
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Michel Le Bris
- Occupations
- writertranslatornovelistessayist
- Biography
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Michel Le Bris was a French writer.
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Béchir Ben Yahmed
- Occupations
- journalist
- Biography
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Béchir Ben Yahmed was a Tunisian-French journalist. He founded the weekly news magazine Jeune Afrique and served as its CEO. He also founded the newspaper La Revue.
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Dominique Dord
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Dominique Dord is a French politician of the French Republican Party who served as a member of the National Assembly of France between 1997 and 2017. He represented the Savoie department, He is also the mayor of Aix-les-Bains since 2001.
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Gilles Schnepp
- Occupations
- business executive
- Biography
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Gilles Schnepp is a French corporate senior executive. He was the Chairman and chief executive officer of the Legrand Group between March 2006 and February 2018, and then chairman until 2020. In March 2021, he was appointed chairman of Danone's board of directors.
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Éric Lombard
- Enrolled in the HEC School of Management
- Studied in 1978-1981
- Occupations
- businessperson
- Biography
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Éric Roger Pierre Lombard is a French businessman and politician who has been serving as Minister of Economics and Finance in the government of Prime Minister François Bayrou since 2024. From 2017 to 2024, he served as CEO of the Caisse des dépôts et consignations.
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Renaud Laplanche
- Occupations
- entrepreneur
- Biography
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Renaud Laplanche is a French-American entrepreneur and business executive. He is the co-founder and CEO of the fintech company, Upgrade, Inc. Prior to founding the company, Laplanche co-founded and served as the CEO of Lending Club, an American peer-to-peer lending company, for a decade. Before his tenure at Lending Club, he also co-founded and led TripleHop Technologies, the maker of the MatchPoint software, which was subsequently acquired by Oracle Corporation.
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Bernard Brochand
- Occupations
- politicianassociation football player
- Biography
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Bernard Brochand is a French politician who was a member of the National Assembly of France from 2001 to 2002. He represented the 8th constituency of the Alpes-Maritimes department, as a member of the Republicans. His constituency covered the Riviera resort of Cannes.
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Bertrand Badré
- Occupations
- bankerofficial
- Biography
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Bertrand Badré was born on 10 May 1968. He is the son of Denis Badré, Senator of Hauts-de-Seine until 2011 and mayor of Ville d'Avray. Bertrand Badré is the CEO and founder of BlueOrange Capital, an investment fund that focuses on investments aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals with market level financial returns. Previously, Badré served as managing director and Chief Financial Officer of the World Bank Group. Badré also held key positions at Société Générale, Crédit Agricole and Lazard, and was an advisor to previous French President Jacques Chirac’s diplomatic team. His most recent book “Money Honnie, si la finance sauvait le monde?” explores Badré's experience throughout the financial crisis and how we can reboot the system.
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Nathalie Becquart
- Occupations
- nun
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Nathalie Becquart, XMCJ is a French Catholic religious sister who has served as an undersecretary of the Synod of Bishops since 2021. She is the first woman to hold such a position and the first to have voting rights in the Synod. She is a member of the Congregation of Xavières.
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Alain Taravella
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- entrepreneurbusiness executivebusinessperson
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Alain Taravella is a French entrepreneur, billionaire and the co-founder, chairman and CEO of the Altarea SCA real estate group.
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Jean-Claude Guibal
- Occupations
- politicianpensioneranciens cadres
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Jean-Claude Guibal was a member of the National Assembly of France. From 1997 to 2017, he represented the 4th constituency of the Alpes-Maritimes department, and was a member of The Republicans since 2015. From 1989 until his death in 2021, he served as mayor of Menton during 6 consecutive terms.
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Paul Vialar
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- playwrightwriterchildren's writerpoet
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Paul Vilar was a French author and writer of novels, tales and essays.
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Bernard Ramanantsoa
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- economist
- Biography
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Bernard Ramanantsoa was the Dean of HEC Paris between 1996 and 2015.
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François d'Aubert
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- politician
- Biography
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François d'Aubert is a French politician.
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Saskia de Rothschild
- Enrolled in the HEC School of Management
- In 2010 graduated with Master of Business Administration
- Occupations
- businesspersonphotographerscreenwriternovelistjournalist
- Biography
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Saskia Anna Esther Maria del Mar de Rothschild is a French journalist and businesswoman. She became chairwoman of the Domaines Barons de Rothschild in 2018 and chief executive officer in 2021.
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Pierre Danon
- Occupations
- businessperson
- Biography
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Pierre Danon is a French entrepreneur. He currently serves on the board of directors of several companies in Europe. He is chairman of SoLocal Group in Paris and the executive chairman of Volia in Kyiv.
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Philippe Brun
- Occupations
- cadres de la fonction publiquemagistratepolitician
- Biography
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Philippe Brun is a French politician from the Socialist Party who has represented Eure's 4th constituency in the National Assembly since 2022. He graduated from HEC Paris, Sciences Po and ENA.
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Gérard Vergnaud
- Enrolled in the HEC School of Management
- Studied in 1956
- Occupations
- psychologistDirector of Research at CNRSuniversity teacherphilosophermathematician
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Gérard Vergnaud was a French mathematician, philosopher, educator, and psychologist. He earned his doctorate from the International Center for Genetic Epistemology in Geneva under the supervision of Jean Piaget. Vergnaud was a professor emeritus of the Centre national de la recherche scientifique in Paris, where he was a researcher in mathematics. Among his most significant work has been the development of the Theory of Conceptual Fields, which describes how children develop an understanding of mathematics.
