100 Notable Alumni of HEC School of Management [Sorted List]

François-Henri Pinault

Born in: France
Years: 1962-.. (age 62)
Enrolled in the HEC School of Management: Studied in 1985
Occupations: entrepreneur
Biography: François-Henri Pinault is a French businessman, the chairman and CEO of Kering since 2005, and president of Groupe Artémis since 2003. Under his leadership, the retail conglomerate PPR was transformed into the luxury fashion group Kering.

François Hollande

Born in: France
Years: 1954-.. (age 70)
Enrolled in the HEC School of Management: Studied in 1975
Occupations: statesperson
Biography: François Gérard Georges Nicolas Hollande is a French politician who served as President of France from 2012 to 2017. Prior to 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. Hollande also held the 1st constituency of Corrèze seat in the National Assembly twice, from 1988 to 1993 and again from 1997 until 2012.

Dominique Strauss-Kahn

Born in: France
Years: 1949-.. (age 75)
Occupations: lawyereconomistpoliticianuniversity teacher
Biography: 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.

Francisco I. Madero

Born in: Mexico
Years: 1873-1913 (aged 40)
Enrolled in the HEC School of Management: Studied in 1888-1892
Occupations: writerpoliticianmilitary personnelmusicianbusinessperson
Biography: 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. Madero supposedly initiated the Mexican Revolution with guidance from spirits (Madero identified as a medium who communicated with ghosts, including historical figures like Benito Juarez and even his deceased younger brother.) The Mexican revolution would continue until 1920, well after Madero and Díaz's deaths, with hundreds of thousands dead.

Valérie Pécresse

Born in: France
Years: 1967-.. (age 57)
Occupations: ministermagistratepolitician
Biography: Valérie Pécresse is a French politician who has served as 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.

Roland Garros

Born in: France
Years: 1888-1918 (aged 30)
Occupations: military personnelrugby union playeraircraft pilot
Biography: 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 before joining the French army and becoming one of the earliest fighter pilots during World War I. Garros was shot down on 5 October 1918. In 1928, the Roland Garros tennis stadium was named in his memory; the French Open tennis tournament takes the name of Roland Garros, which is held in this stadium.

Jean-Christophe, Prince Napoléon

Born in: France
Years: 1986-.. (age 38)
Occupations: investment banker
Biography: Jean-Christophe, Prince Napoléon, Prince of Montfort is 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 VII.

Rachida Dati

Born in: France
Years: 1965-.. (age 59)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Rachida Dati is a French politician and former magistrate who has been serving as Minister of Culture in the government of Prime Minister Gabriel Attal since 2024.

Claire Chazal

Born in: France
Years: 1956-.. (age 68)
Occupations: journalistwritertrade unionisttelevision presenter
Biography: Claire Chazal is a French journalist, romance writer, and former director of news at a national television station, France 2.

Benjamin Griveaux

Born in: France
Years: 1977-.. (age 47)
Occupations: politician
Biography: 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.

Florian Philippot

Born in: France
Years: 1981-.. (age 43)
Occupations: officialpolitician
Biography: 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.

François Asselineau

Born in: France
Years: 1957-.. (age 67)
Enrolled in the HEC School of Management: Studied in 1980
Occupations: officialpolitician
Biography: François Asselineau is a French politician and an Inspector General for finances.

Édith Cresson deceased

Born in: France
Years: 1934-.. (age 90)
Occupations: diplomatpoliticianeconomist
Biography: Édith Cresson is a French politician from the Socialist Party. She served as Prime Minister of France from 1991 to 1992, the first woman to do so and only woman until Élisabeth Borne's appointment in 2022. Her political career ended in scandal as a result of corruption charges dating from her tenure as European Commissioner for Research, Science and Technology.

Serge Dassault

Born in: France
Years: 1925-2018 (aged 93)
Occupations: entrepreneurpublisheraerospace engineerbusinesspersonpolitician
Biography: 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.

Amélie de Montchalin

Born in: France
Years: 1985-.. (age 39)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Amélie de Montchalin is a French politician who has been serving as Ambassador and Permanent Representative of France to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) since 2022.

Agnès Pannier-Runacher

Born in: France
Years: 1974-.. (age 50)
Occupations: international forum participantpolitician
Biography: Agnès Pannier-Runacher is a French business executive and politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who has been serving as State Secretary at the Ministry of Agriculture in the government of Prime Minister Gabriel Attal.

Jean-Louis Borloo

Born in: France
Years: 1951-.. (age 73)
Occupations: politicianlawyer
Biography: 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.

Henri de Castries

Born in: France
Years: 1954-.. (age 70)
Enrolled in the HEC School of Management: Studied in 1976
Occupations: international forum participantbusinessperson
Biography: 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.

Jacques Cheminade

Born in: Argentina
Years: 1941-.. (age 83)
Occupations: politician
Biography: 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.

Jean-François Stévenin

Born in: France
Years: 1944-2021 (aged 77)
Occupations: film directorscreenwriteractoraudiobook narratorfilm editor
Biography: 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.

Albert O. Hirschman

Born in: Germany
Years: 1915-2012 (aged 97)
Occupations: university teacherwritereconomist
Biography: 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.

Cédric O

Born in: France
Years: 1982-.. (age 42)
Occupations: politician
Biography: 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.

Emmanuelle Wargon

Born in: France
Years: 1971-.. (age 53)
Occupations: politicianlobbyistofficial
Biography: 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.

Stanislas Guerini

Born in: France
Years: 1982-.. (age 42)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Stanislas Guerini is a French politician who has been serving as Minister of Public Transformation and Service in the government of successive Prime Ministers Élisabeth Borne and Gabriel Attal since 2022.

Frédéric Lordon

Years: 1962-.. (age 62)
Occupations: economistDirector of Research at CNRSphilosophersociologist
Biography: 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.

Emmanuel Faber

Born in: France
Years: 1964-.. (age 60)
Occupations: international forum participantbusinessperson
Biography: 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.

Bernard Fresson

Born in: France
Years: 1931-2002 (aged 71)
Occupations: actorfilm actortelevision actor
Biography: Bernard Fresson was a French actor who primarily worked in film.

Éric Woerth

Born in: France
Years: 1956-.. (age 68)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Éric Woerth is a French politician of Renaissance.

Alain Weill

Born in: France
Years: 1961-.. (age 63)
Occupations: businesspersonentrepreneur
Biography: 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.

Pascal Soriot

Born in: France
Years: 1959-.. (age 65)
Occupations: entrepreneurveterinarianinternational forum participant
Biography: Sir Pascal Claude Roland Soriot is a French-born Australian businessman and chief executive officer (CEO) of the British-Swedish multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company AstraZeneca.

Juan Sartori

Born in: Uruguay
Years: 1981-.. (age 43)
Occupations: politicianbusinessperson
Biography: Juan José Sartori Piñeyro is a Uruguayan businessman, senator and co-owner of Sunderland. 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.

Stéphane Richard

Born in: France
Years: 1961-.. (age 63)
Enrolled in the HEC School of Management: Studied in 1983
Occupations: businesspersonofficialinternational forum participantentrepreneur
Biography: 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 and he will be replaced by January 31, 2022.

Pierre Rosanvallon

Born in: France
Years: 1948-.. (age 76)
Occupations: professorpolitical scientisteconomisthistoriantrade unionist
Biography: 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.

Emmanuel Chain

Born in: France
Years: 1962-.. (age 62)
Occupations: journalist
Biography: Emmanuel Chain, born August 5, 1962, in Neuilly-sur-Seine, is a French producer, journalist and former television host.

Axel Toupane

Born in: France
Years: 1992-.. (age 32)
Enrolled in the HEC School of Management: 2018-2018 studied management
Occupations: sportspersonbasketball player
Biography: Axel Toupane is French professional basketball player for Metropolitans 92 of the French LNB Pro A. Toupane also represents the senior French national team in international events. At 2.01 m (6'7") tall and 101 kg (223 lbs.), he plays at the shooting guard and small forward positions.

Jean-Dominique Senard

Born in: France
Years: 1953-.. (age 71)
Occupations: business executiveentrepreneurinternational forum participant
Biography: 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.

Pascal Lamy

Born in: France
Years: 1947-.. (age 77)
Occupations: politicianbankereconomistmerchantinternational forum participant
Biography: 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.

Philippe Kieffer

Born in: Haiti
Years: 1899-1962 (aged 63)
Occupations: military officerpolitician
Biography: Philippe Kieffer, capitaine de frégate in the French Navy, was a French officer and political personality, and a hero of the Free French Forces.

Jean-Paul Agon

Born in: France
Years: 1956-.. (age 68)
Occupations: entrepreneurbusinesspersoninternational forum participant
Biography: Jean-Paul Agon 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.

Georges Frêche

Born in: France
Years: 1938-2010 (aged 72)
Occupations: juristhistorianpoliticianuniversity teacher
Biography: 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.

Joseph Oughourlian

Born in: France
Years: 1972-.. (age 52)
Occupations: financierentrepreneurbusinessperson
Biography: 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.

Loïc Wacquant

Born in: France
Years: 1960-.. (age 64)
Occupations: university teachersociologistanthropologist
Biography: Loïc J. D. Wacquant is a French sociologist specializing in urban sociology, urban poverty, racial inequality, the body, social theory and ethnography.

Louis Gallois

Born in: France
Years: 1944-.. (age 80)
Occupations: managerbusinessperson
Biography: 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.

Charles Pépin

Born in: France
Years: 1973-.. (age 51)
Occupations: philosopherwriter
Biography: 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).

Henri Proglio

Born in: France
Years: 1949-.. (age 75)
Occupations: businesspersonentrepreneur
Biography: Henri Proglio is a French businessman, the former Chairman of the Board and CEO of Electricité de France and former CEO of Veolia Environnement.

Clarisse Crémer

Born in: France
Years: 1989-.. (age 35)
Occupations: seafarersailor
Biography: Clarisse Crémer is a French female professional sailor. She is an offshore sailor having competed extensively in the Figaro class before progressing to the IMOCA 60.

Hubert Joly

Born in: France
Years: 1959-.. (age 65)
Occupations: entrepreneurchief executive officermerchantlecturer
Biography: 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.

Pierre Bellon

Born in: France
Years: 1930-2022 (aged 92)
Occupations: entrepreneurbusinesspersoninternational forum participant
Biography: Pierre Bellon was a French billionaire businessman, the founder of Sodexo, a multinational food service and facilities management company.

Fidji Simo

Born in: France
Years: 1985-.. (age 39)
Occupations: businessperson
Biography: Fidji Simo is a French businessperson and the CEO and Chair of Instacart. Prior to taking that position, she was head of the Facebook app at Facebook, and Vice President of Video, Games, and Monetization. She co-founded and is currently president of The Metrodora Foundation, a health clinic and research institute.

François Pérol

Born in: France
Years: 1963-.. (age 61)
Occupations: bankerbusinessperson
Biography: François Pérol is a French banker and high-ranking official and is the current chairman of Natixis.

Jean-Noël Barrot

Born in: France
Years: 1983-.. (age 41)
Enrolled in the HEC School of Management: In 2012 graduated with doctorate in France
Occupations: politicianinternational forum participanteconomist
Biography: Jean-Noël Barrot is a French politician of the Democratic Movement (MoDem) who has been serving as the Secretary of State for European Affairs in the government of Prime Minister Gabriel Attal since 2024. He previously was Minister for Digital Transition and Telecommunications (France) in the government of Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne from 2022 to 2024.

Milojko Spajić

Born in: Montenegro
Years: 1987-.. (age 37)
Occupations: economist
Biography: 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.

Alexandre Mars

Born in: France
Years: 1970s
Occupations: entrepreneur
Biography: Alexandre Mars is a French entrepreneur, philanthropist and author.

Jacques Canetti

Born in: Bulgaria
Years: 1909-1997 (aged 88)
Occupations: art directormusic executiveradio personalitybusinessperson
Biography: 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.

Marguerite Cazeneuve

Years: 1988-.. (age 36)
Occupations: official
Biography: Marguerite Cazeneuve is a French specialist in social affairs, health and pensions. She is an adviser of President Emmanuel Macron.

Andreas Kaplan

Born in: Germany
Years: 1977-.. (age 47)
Occupations: economistuniversity teachermathematician
Biography: 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.

Jacques Morel

Born in: France
Years: 1922-2008 (aged 86)
Occupations: film actor
Biography: 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.

Jean-René Cazeneuve

Born in: France
Years: 1958-.. (age 66)
Occupations: politicianengineer
Biography: Jean-René Cazeneuve is a French politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who has been serving as a member of the French National Assembly since 18 June 2017, representing the department of Gers.

Nicolas Dufourcq

Born in: France
Years: 1963-.. (age 61)
Occupations: businessperson
Biography: 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.

A’salfo

Born in: Ivory Coast
Years: 1979-.. (age 45)
Enrolled in the HEC School of Management: Studied in 2023
Occupations: singer
Biography: Salif Traoré, better known by his stage name A’salfo, is an Ivorian singer. He is the lead singer of the group Magic System.

Perrine Pelen

Born in: France
Years: 1960-.. (age 64)
Occupations: alpine skier
Biography: 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.

Jean-Marc Janaillac

Born in: France
Years: 1953-.. (age 71)
Occupations: business executiveofficial
Biography: Jean-Marc Janaillac is a French businessman best known for being a former CEO of Air France–KLM.

Loïc Le Meur

Born in: France
Years: 1972-.. (age 52)
Occupations: entrepreneurwriterinternational forum participant
Biography: 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.

Florence Noiville

Born in: France
Years: 1961-.. (age 63)
Occupations: editorchildren's writertelevision presenterwriterbiographer
Biography: 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.

Nadia Fettah Alaoui

Born in: Morocco
Years: 1971-.. (age 53)
Occupations: business executivepolitician
Biography: 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 Akhannoush

Mercedes Erra

Born in: Spain
Years: 1954-.. (age 70)
Occupations: businessperson
Biography: Mercedes Erra is a French business woman who was born 23 September 1954 in Sabadell.

Frédéric Jousset

Born in: France
Years: 1970-.. (age 54)
Occupations: patron of the artsentrepreneur
Biography: Frédéric Jousset is a French entrepreneur and philanthropist. He is the founder and co-chairman of Webhelp, a business outsourcing company headquartered in France. He is also the administrator of the Musée du Louvre as of December 2016.

Olivier Ferrand

Born in: France
Years: 1969-2012 (aged 43)
Occupations: politician
Biography: 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.

Loïc Féry

Born in: France
Years: 1974-.. (age 50)
Occupations: entrepreneur
Biography: Loïc Féry is a French businessman. He founded the investment firm Chenavari in 2007 and became the owner of football club FC Lorient in 2009.

Philippe Oddo

Born in: France
Years: 1959-.. (age 65)
Occupations: banker
Biography: Philippe Oddo is a French financier and a managing partner of the ODDO BHF group.

Božidar Đelić

Born in: Serbia
Years: 1965-.. (age 59)
Occupations: economistinternational forum participant
Biography: 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.

Jacques Georges

Born in: France
Years: 1916-2004 (aged 88)
Occupations: sports executive
Biography: Jacques Georges was the president of the French Football Federation (FFF) from 1968 until 1972 and the 4th president of UEFA (1983–1990).

Michel Le Bris

Born in: France
Years: 1944-2021 (aged 77)
Occupations: novelisttranslatorwriteressayist
Biography: Michel Le Bris was a French writer.

Béchir Ben Yahmed

Born in: Tunisia
Years: 1928-2021 (aged 93)
Occupations: journalist
Biography: 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.

Dominique Dord

Born in: France
Years: 1959-.. (age 65)
Occupations: politician
Biography: 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.

Flore Vasseur

Born in: France
Years: 1973-.. (age 51)
Occupations: journalistfilm directorwriterentrepreneur
Biography: Flore Vasseur is a French film director, screenwriter, film producer, novelist, journalist and entrepreneur. Her first feature-length documentary film, Bigger Than Us, 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.

Gilles Schnepp

Born in: France
Years: 1958-.. (age 66)
Occupations: business executiveinternational forum participant
Biography: 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.

Renaud Laplanche

Born in: France
Years: 1970-.. (age 54)
Occupations: entrepreneur
Biography: 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 for a decade as the CEO of Lending Club, an American peer-to-peer lending company. He previously co-founded and led TripleHop Technologies, maker of the MatchPoint software, which was acquired by Oracle Corporation.

Dominique Faure

Born in: France
Years: 1959-.. (age 65)
Occupations: politiciantop official
Biography: Dominique Faure is a French politician of the Radical Party who has been serving as State Secretary for Rural Affairs in the governments of successive Prime Ministers Élisabeth Borne and Gabriel Attal since 2022. She was elected to the National Assembly in the 2022 French legislative election in Haute-Garonne's 10th constituency.

Bernard Brochand

Born in: France
Years: 1938-.. (age 86)
Occupations: politician
Biography: 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.

Jean-Claude Guibal

Born in: France
Years: 1941-2021 (aged 80)
Occupations: pensionerpoliticiananciens cadres
Biography: 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.

Alain Taravella

Born in: France
Years: 1948-.. (age 76)
Occupations: business executiveentrepreneurbusinessperson
Biography: Alain Taravella is a French entrepreneur, billionaire and the co-founder, chairman and CEO of the Altarea SCA real estate group.

Paul Vialar

Born in: France
Years: 1898-1996 (aged 98)
Occupations: poetchildren's writerwriterplaywright
Biography: Paul Vilar was a French author and writer of novels, tales and essays.

Nathalie Becquart

Born in: France
Years: 1969-.. (age 55)
Occupations: nun
Biography: Nathalie Becquart, XMCJ is a French Catholic religious sister and member of the Congregation of Xavières. She was appointed a consultor to the Synod of Bishops of the Catholic Church in 2019 and named one of its undersecretaries in 2021. From 2008 to 2018 she oversaw the National Service for the Evangelization of Young People and for Vocations (SNEJV) within the Bishops' Conference of France.

Bertrand Badré

Born in: France
Years: 1968-.. (age 56)
Occupations: bankerinternational forum participantofficial
Biography: 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 CEO and Founder of BlueOrange Capital, an investment fund that aims to finance 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. He is currently a member or chairs numerous boards panels, committees, and research institutions, and teaches in a number of universities. His most recent book is titled “Money Honnie, si la finance sauvait le monde?” with a foreword from Gordon Brown, former prime minister of the UK and which explores Badré's experience throughout the financial crisis and how we can reboot the system. The English version of the book “Can finance save the world? Regaining control over money to serve common good” has been prefaced by the president of France, Emmanuel Macron. The book has also been translated into Italian, Russian, and Chinese.

Bernard Ramanantsoa

Born in: France
Years: 1948-.. (age 76)
Occupations: economist
Biography: Bernard Ramanantsoa was the Dean of HEC Paris between 1996 and 2015.

François d'Aubert

Born in: France
Years: 1943-.. (age 81)
Occupations: politician
Biography: François d'Aubert is a French politician.

Astrid Panosyan

Born in: France
Years: 1971-.. (age 53)
Occupations: politicianentrepreneurbusiness executive
Biography: Astrid Panosyan is a French politician and corporate director. She served as a member of the National Assembly for Paris's 4th constituency since 2022.

Gérard Vergnaud

Born in: France
Years: 1933-2021 (aged 88)
Enrolled in the HEC School of Management: Studied in 1956
Occupations: university teacherDirector of Research at CNRSpsychologistmathematicianphilosopher
Biography: 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.

Serge Lepeltier

Born in: France
Years: 1953-.. (age 71)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Serge Lepeltier is a French politician.

Henri Sellier

Born in: France
Years: 1883-1943 (aged 60)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Henri Charles Sellier was a French administrator, urban planner and Socialist politician. He did much to develop garden cities in the Paris region. He was Minister of Health in 1936–37.

Alain Cayzac

Born in: France
Years: 1941-.. (age 83)
Occupations: businessperson
Biography: Alain Cayzac, born in Évreux, Eure on 2 June 1941 is a French advertising agent and was the president of the Paris Saint-Germain Football Club between June 2006 and April 2008.

Kabiné Komara

Born in: Guinea
Years: 1950-.. (age 74)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Kabiné Komara was Prime Minister of Guinea from 30 December 2008 to 26 January 2010. Until the end of 2008 a director at the African Export-Import Bank in Cairo, Egypt, Komara was announced as the new Prime Minister in a government radio broadcast on 30 December.

Odette Kahn

Born in: France
Years: 1923-1982 (aged 59)
Occupations: wine critic
Biography: Odette Kahn was a leading authority on wine and editor of the La Revue du vin de France (Review of French wine) and of Cuisine et Vins de France (Food and Wines of France). She was a judge at the historic Paris Wine Tasting of 1976. Kahn was outraged at the results of the tasting, unsuccessfully demanded her ballot back, refused later to speak to organizer Steven Spurrier after the event, claimed fraud, and wrote disparagingly about the wine competition. This event was later portrayed in the movie Bottle Shock.

Jacques Oudin

Born in: Vietnam
Years: 1939-2020 (aged 81)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Jacques Mirko Oudin was a French politician.

Frédéric Lemoine

Born in: France
Years: 1965-.. (age 59)
Occupations: entrepreneurbusinesspersoninternational forum participant
Biography: Frédéric Lemoine is a French businessman. He was Chairman of Wendel's Executive Board from April 2009 until December 2017. He was a member of the Supervisory Board of Wendel from June 2008 to April 2009. Since April 2009, he has been a board member of Saint-Gobain. Since January 2011, he has been a board member of Insead. Since 2014, he has been a board member of Orchestre à l'Ecole.

Saskia de Rothschild

Born in: France
Years: 1987-.. (age 37)
Enrolled in the HEC School of Management: In 2010 graduated with Master of Business Administration
Occupations: novelistscreenwriterphotographerbusinesspersonjournalist
Biography: 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.

Nicolas Hazard

Born in: France
Years: 1982-.. (age 42)
Occupations: entrepreneur
Biography: Nicolas Hazard is a French entrepreneur and the founder and CEO of INCO.

Édouard Tétreau

Born in: France
Years: 1970-.. (age 54)
Occupations: non-fiction writerfinancial analystadvisor
Biography: Édouard Tétreau is a French public intellectual known as an essayist, columnist, and political and economic consultant. He founded his advisory firm Mediafin in 2004, which he brought to Edelman in December 2022, to run their Global Families advisory services.

Erik Izraelewicz

Born in: France
Years: 1954-2012 (aged 58)
Occupations: journalisteconomistwriterinternational forum participant
Biography: Érik Izraelewicz was a French journalist and author, specialised in economics and finance. From February 2011 he was director and editorial executive of the daily Le Monde, after having held the same position at the financial daily newspapers Les Echos and La Tribune.