Our People - Altermind

Mathieu Laine

Founder & Managing Partner

Based in London, Mathieu is Professor at Sciences Po. He advises top CEOs, entrepreneurs and governments on their strategy. He is also the author of ten books and columnist for Le Figaro and Le Point.

Career

Business lawyer (Bredin Prat and Brandford-Griffith)

Teaching

Professor at Sciences Po

Main books

– La Grande Nurserie (JC Lattès, 2006) – La France est-elle foutue ? (JC Lattès, 2007) – L’homme libre (dir., Les Belles Lettres, 2006) – Post politique (JC Lattès, 2009), – Dictionnaire du libéralisme (dir., Larousse, 2012) – La France adolescente (JC Lattès, 2013) – Dictionnaire amoureux de la liberté (Plon, 2015) – Le Roi qui n’aimait pas la Musique (Gallimard Jeunesse, 2017) – Transformer la France (Plon, 2018) – Il faut sauver le monde libre (Plon, 2019)

Education

Paris bar school (EFB) - Paris II Panthéon Assas
Master’s degree in Business Law
Sciences Po – Finance

Other

– President of the Institut Coppet, a think tank dedicated to the French liberal patrimony – Member of the French Revue Commentaire

Languages

– French – English

George Osborne

Chairman of the Advisory board

The Right Honourable George Osborne is a former British Chancellor of the Exchequer and is currently the editor-in-chief of the London Evening Standard. He was made a Companion of Honour by HM The Queen in 2016.

Career

Chancellor of the Exchequer in the cabinet of Prime Minister David Cameron (2010–2016) First Secretary of State (May 2015-July 2016) Shadow Chancellor (2005-2010) Conservative MP for Tatton, Cheshire (2001-2017

Education

MA in Modern History, Magdalen College, Oxford University

Other

– Visiting Professor, Graduate School of Business, Stanford University – Chair of the Northern Powerhouse Partnership – Senior Adviser, Blackrock – Chair, Exor Partners’ Council

Languages

English

Erwan Le Noan

Partner

Erwan is a specialist in competition (merger, antitrust, damages), litigation and regulation. His past and present missions have included sectors such as digital economy, online platforms, media, investment fund, retail, advertisement, means of payment, telecommunications, agro-food production, transportation, energy, and tax.

Career

– Joined Altermind in 2012 – Case handler at Autorité de la concurrence (French competition authority) – Rapporteur for the Attali Commission (economic reform commission appointed by and reporting to then-President Sarkozy), chaired by Jacques Attali – Rapporteur of the AFEP-MEDEF Committee, a private regulatory body of CEOs’ compensations for French leading business organizations, chaired by Claude Bébéar (AXA CEO)

Teaching

– Sciences-Po: various seminars on macroeconomic reform, economic law and competition law, since 2007 – Paris 2: digital regulation, since 2019, with Benoît Thirion

Editorial / Author

– Les Echos (France’s first daily financial newspaper): monthly op/ed – L’Opinion (French daily): weekly op/ed – Regular publications in Le Figaro and regular appearances on TV (BFM Business, BFM TV, Public Sénat, etc.) – Atlantico (French news website): former author of weekly op/ed – Author of several papers for academic publications (such as Concurrences, a quarterly journal) on competition and regulation issues – Book : La France des opportunités, Les belles lettres, 2017

Education

Paris bar school (EFB)
Paris 5 (European Business Law)
Paris 1 (Public Business Law)
Sciences Po / University of Pennsylvania

Other

– Member of the Sciencific and Evaluation Board of the Foundation for Political Innovation (Fondapol, a Paris-based think tank) – Member of the Board of Paris Digitale (a Paris-based think tank) – Coordinator of a regulation think tank – Co-founded and chaired a coaching association for high school students in Paris’ suburbs, continuing to teach an annual class – Think tank contributor at Institut Montaigne, Institut Thomas More, Génération Libre, Fondation Croissance Responsable

Languages

– French – English

Aurélie Jean

Tech Advisor

Aurélie JEAN has been applying computational sciences to engineering, medicine, education, economy, finance and journalism. In the past, Aurélie worked at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and at Bloomberg. Today, Aurélie works and lives between the USA and France where she shares her time between consulting, editorial contributions, research, and teaching. Among others, Aurélie is working on developing unbiased algorithms and inclusive technologies.

Career

– Senior Advisor at Altermind – Senior Advisor at Boston Consulting Group (BCG) – Founder and CEO of In Silico Veritas (ISV) – Guest Mentor of frontier Development Lab – External Collaborator at the French Ministry of Education – Postdoctoral researcher at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) – Postdoctoral researcher at Pennsylvania State University

Editorial / Author

De l’autre côté de la machine (L’observatoire Eds, 2019)

Education

Mines Paris-Tech, PhD in Material Sciences and Engineering
Ecole Normale Superieure in Mechanics
Sorbonne University in Physics and Mathematics

Other

– Contributor, Le Point (a weekly news magazine) – Editorial contributor, Elle America – research articles

Languages

– French – English

Benoît Thirion

Partner

Benoît has developed extensive expertise in the infrastructure sector (energy, transports, ICT, social infrastructures) and public services. He advises our clients in these sectors in business strategy, regulation issues, litigation matters and advocacy. His recent missions have included: top-down strategic review in the ICT and energy sectors, support in M&A transactions in the utilities and railway sectors, economic studies in the electricity and railway sectors, a white paper on outsourcing in the public sector and environmental litigation assistance.

Career

– Joined Altermind in 2017 – Lawyer specializing in Public Business Law for 7 years at Hogan Lovells (2010 – 2013) and Clifford Chance (2013 – 2017)

Teaching

– Paris 2: Digital regulation, since 2019, with Erwan Le Noan – Sciences Po: Public contracts law (2011-2019)

Editorial / Author

– Expert for think tanks (Terra Nova, Jean Jaurès Foundation), especially on the reform of public services – Author of several papers for academic publications (Chaire d’Economie des Partenariats Public-Privé, Revue des Annales des Mines), especially on smart cities – Author of press articles

Education

HEC (Executive Online International Certificate in Corporate Finance)
Paris Bar school (EFB)
Paris 1 (Master 2 in Public Business Law)
Sciences Po (Master in Public Affaires)
McGill University (Undergraduate program)

Languages

– French – English

Anne Dufermont

Partner - Country Manager - EU - Brussels

Anne Dufermont is an expert in public affairs and communication based in Brussels. After majoring in linguistics and speaking 7 languages, Anne first took up several posts in the European Commission. She then moved to the private sector to work in high-level public relations with several large multinational groups. She joined Altermind in March 2020 and will benefit the firm’s clients through her international network and her extensive knowledge of the European context and issues.

Career

– Consultant in Public Affairs and Strategic Communication (since 2018) – Director of Government Affairs, Chanel (2016-2018) – Corporate Director, Public Affairs, L’Oreal, (2009-2015) – Director of External Affairs, Rohm and Haas (2006-2009) – Director of External Relations, INEOS (2004-2006) – Political Assistant to the Director General, The Energy Charter Secretariat (2000-2004) – Expert, European Commission (1994-2000)

Education

University Catholique de Louvain UCL Belgium
Instituts supérieur Libre Marie Haps Bruxelles Belgium

Languages

– French – English – German – Italian – Dutch – Spanish – Greek

Florian Ingen-Housz

Partner

Florian is a specialist in corporate strategy, digital transformation and M&A. His recent missions have included top-down strategic review in the ICT and energy sector, digital strategy in the banking sector, and start-up advisory in the context of an equity raise.

Career

– Joined Altermind in 2019 – CFO at Back Market (2017-2019), a scale-up active in circular Economy which raised a €41m Series B in 2018 – Group Strategy and M&A Director at FNAC Darty (2014-2017), one of Europe’s top 3 Consumer Electronics omnichannel retailer – Associate and Vice-President at Deutsche Bank (2010-2014) – Associate and Analyst at Lazard (2006-2010)

Teaching

– Sciences-Po: Teaching a mandatory strategy class in the Finance and Strategy Master’s Degree Education – Sciences Po – University of Chicago

Education

Sciences po

Other

Business angel, Board member at Mansa

Languages

– French – English

Arabella Phillimore

Partner - Country Manager - UK

Arabella Phillimore is a communications and negotiations specialist based in London. Arabella studied languages and then economics and international relations in the UK and then the US. After working at the political risk consultancy Eurasia Group, she joined the United Nations where she undertook a range of communications, political analysis and negotiation roles. Following a period as a policy advisor to the UK government she set up and ran a negotiation and mediation organisation, Inter Mediate, with Jonathan Powell. Arabella joined Altermind in September 2020 and will be able to bring her extensive international geopolitical, negotiation and communications experience, further developed over the past two years at the Financial Times as a Leader writer and then editor, to the firm’s clients.

Career

– Leader writer and editor, Financial Times (2018-2020) – Strategic Director (previously COO), Inter Mediate (2011-2017) – Policy Advisor, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (2010-2011) – Political Officer, United Nations Department of Peacekeeping (2006-2009) – Communications and Advocacy Officer, UNICEF, (2003-2005) – Political Analyst and Editor, Eurasia Group (2002-2004) – Assistant Editor, Foreign Policy Magazine (2001-2002)

Education

– BA (Hons) New College, Oxford University – MA (Hons) SAIS, Johns Hopkins University

Languages

– English, French, German, Italian

Constantin Wiegand

Partner - Country Manager - DE

Constantin has extensive experience in the fields of public affairs and corporate communications. In his previous roles, he advised a wide variety of clients, including governments, corporations, NGOs and startups. He speaks five languages and is an expert on EU and German policy-making.

Career

– Joined Altermind in 2020 – Head of Office & Policy Advisor to Linda Teuteberg, Member of the German Parliament and Secretary General of the Free Democratic Party (2020) – Senior Associate at Kekst CNC (2017 – 2019) – Research Analyst at Third Bridge Group (2016 – 2017) – Global Venture Development at GoButler (2015)

Education

London School of Economics (LSE) MSc University of Bath BSc

Languages

German – French – English – Spanish – Dutch

Haisong Tang

Country Manager, China

Haisong is co-founder of Elite Educational Institute and managing director of Technology Reserve China. Haisong’s interests lie in technology and education. In 2013, he started Elite China aiming to nourish China’s future leaders and thinkers. He also initiated Technology Reserve to help small- and medium-sized enterprises secure technology transfers from Fortune 100 companies. From 2009 to 2013 Haisong was responsible for Intellectual Ventures’ physical science initiative in China, which helps local inventors develop patents and license in the global market. In 1999, Haisong started an internet venture: Etang – a platform targeting the young Chinese generation. From 1993 to 1999, Haisong helped establish McKinsey’s China office.

Career

– Co-founder, Technology beyond – Adjunct professor, Fudan University – Co-founder, Spring Hill Partners – Advisory board member, Kering Innovation – Managing Director, China of Technology Reserve

Education

MBA, Harvard Business School
Bachelor’s degree at Fudan University

Other

– Active member at China-US Young Leader Forum – China-France Young Leader Program – China-Israel Innovation Fellowship – Aspen China Fellowship – Teaches courses on military, technology and finance at Fudan Business School

Languages

– Chinese – English – French – Japanese

Ceyda Cengizer

Consultant

Ceyda Cengizer is a consultant advising a variety of clients in the scientific, medical, engineering, financial, economic, and legal fields. She focuses primarily on dispute resolution to enhance our clients’ effectiveness in the conduct of negotiations and/or legal proceedings by streamlining the selection and work of technical experts. Ceyda is a law post-graduate with a Master’s degree from the University of Paris-Saclay in international law and arbitration, following which she spent five years working as an attorney in a top-tier international arbitration law firm. She notably represented clients (whether private investors or States) in international arbitration proceedings, including under the auspices of the World Bank.

Career

Associate at Derains & Gharavi

Education

University of Paris-Saclay
Paris Bar School (EFB)
University Robert Schuman (Strasburg III)
Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

Languages

– French – English – Turkish

Thomas Bourleaud

Consultant

Thomas is a consultant focusing primarily on the infrastructure sector (transport, energy, social infrastructure, ICT). His recent missions included studies for the energy industry, the railway sector and the infrastructure business. Before Altermind, Thomas worked in a start-up within the education field, and as an associate in the in-house consulting department of Total. He notably supported high-level managers in the elaboration of their strategies and in the implementation of large transformation projects.

Career

Natixis Le Repaire Total Consulting

Education

Paris 1 (Master in Public Business Law)
HEC Paris (Master in Corporate and Public Management)
Sciences Po (Master in Public Affairs)

Languages / Skills

French – English Certified « Change Maker » by the ESSEC Chaire of Management

Cristian Muntean

Analyst

Career

– Joined Altermind in 2018 – Internship with the monetary policy department at the Central Bank of Moldova

Education

Master’s degree in Economics of markets and organizations, Toulouse School of Economics (2018)

Languages

– French – English – Romanian – Russian

Arthur Lanos

Consultant

Arthur is a consultant focusing primarily on strategy and M&A. Before Altermind, Arthur worked at Rothschild & Co within the Sovereign Advisory department, where he supported Emerging Markets and State-Owned Enterprises in macro-financial policy, investor relations and credit rating advices. He also interned in Economics Research at Exane BNP Paribas and EFG Asset Management where he assisted in the writing of macroeconomic reports for institutional investors and portfolio managers.

Career

Rothschild & Co – Sovereign Advisory (January – December 2020) Exane BNP Paribas – Economics Research (January – June 2017) EFG Asset Management – Economics Research (July – December 2016)

Sciences Po (2018-2020)
University of Bath (2014-2018)

Languages

French English German

Other

Certification AMF (2019)

Camille Torquebiau

Office Manager and Executive Assistant

Camille runs her own company, Hence and Co, and she has been, among other tasks, providing administrative, internal organization and accounting services to Altermind’s offices on a freelance basis.

Career

– Founder and President of Hence and Co. – Marketing Coordinator for the International Marketing Team at Chanel – Events Manager at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater

Education

Inseec School of Business and Economics
Webster University (St Louis, USA)

Languages

– French – English – Brazilian Portuguese – Spanish

Murielle Collin

Office Manager and Executive Assistant

Murielle has a wealth of experience in business management (particularly in SMEs) in the telecommunications, construction, travel and luxury hotel sectors, during the many years she spent in the South Pacific. Murielle joined Altermind in 2018.

Career

– Office Manager, Altermind (since 2018) – Head of Administration and Finance, Hotel The Brando Tetiaroa Private Island (2017) – Missions in Commercial Development and Website Editing, Voyage de Legende (2015-2016) – Head of Administration and Finance, Stores et Fermetures (2009-2015) – Accounts and Finance Manager, New Zealand Veterinary Pathology Ltd (2007-2009) – Finance and Office Manager, Colourplus Ltd (2005-2007) – International Traffic Manager, Tahiti Nui Telecom (2002-2004) – Head of the International Traffic Accounting Service (1990-2002

IFOCOP Paris XI
EMA Learning, Auckland, New Zealand
Massey University
University Paris-Est Creteil

Languages

– French – English – Spanish

Adrien Basdevant

Senior advisor

Adrien Basdevant is an attorney at the Paris Bar, specializing in new technologies law. He defends and advises startups, large groups, and individuals on issues of fundamental freedoms and digital transformation. He particularly focuses on strategic and legal matters related to Big Data, cybercrime and innovation. Adrien has also created the www.coupdata.fr platform, which analyses the impact of technology on society.

Career

– Partner at Basdevant Avocats – Associate at Lysias Partners

Teaching

Data Ethics & Cyberspace Regulation at ESSEC / CentraleSupélec

Main Books

L’Empire des Données (Seuil, 2018)

Education

Paris Bar School (EFB)
Université Panthéon-Assas
Université de Cergy Pontoise
ESSEC

Other

Member of the Scientific Committee of Collège des Bernardins

Languages

– French – English – Italian

Anne Bioulac

Senior Advisor

Anne Bioulac is currently the Managing Director of an AI startup in the New York, in charge of business development and operations. After a long career in strategy consulting, during which she was Co-managing Partner of Roland Berger’s Paris office, Bioulac has turned to the high-tech and artificial intelligence sector.

Career

– Managing Director, AI startup (since 2019) – Co-managing Partner of the Paris office, Roland Berger (2017-2019) – Senior Partner in charge of Digital activities, Roland Berger (2006-2019) – Principal, Oliver Wyman (2002-2006) – Manager, Gemini Consulting (1999- 2002) – Consultant, Bossard Consultants (1995 – 1999)

Education

Télécom Paris
Lycée Montaigne de Bordeaux

Other

– Member of Digital Ladies & Allies (since 2019) – Leader for l’Effet A (since 2019) – Ambassador for 50inTech (since 2019) – Provider of Strategic Support for the WIA54 Program, Women in Africa Initiative (since 2016)

Languages

– French – English

Antoine Blondeau

Senior Advisor

Antoine is co-founder and Managing Partner of Alpha Intelligence Capital, currently based in Hong Kong and San Francisco. A seasoned entrepreneur and investor, Antoine has 25 years of experience in the technology industry, having held senior leadership positions at Good Technology, Salesforce.com, and Sybase. Antoine’s career highlights include leading Dejima as CEO, the company that powered DARPA’s foundational CALO project that later evolved into Apple’s Siri. Antoine was also chief operating officer of Zi Corp. (now Nuance), whose smart text input software was embedded in hundreds of millions of devices. He was also the co-founder and chairman of Sentient, one of the most advanced AI platform companies in the US.

Career

– Founder and Managing Partner of Alpha Intelligence Capital – Partner at Pacific I&T Ventures – Founder and CEO of Sentient Technologies – Senior Vice-President of Good Technology (now BlackBerry) – President and CEO of Dejima Inc. – President and C.O.O. of Zi Corporation

Education

MBA at ESCP Europe
Chuo University

Other

– Board member and advisor in a number of technology companies in the US, Greater China and Europe – Advisor to Pictet & Cie – Advisor to KKR – Founding member of the Beyond think tank, sponsored by Audi AG

Other

– Board member and advisor in a number of technology companies in the US, Greater China and Europe – Advisor to Pictet & Cie. – Advisor to KKR

Languages

– French – English – Japanese

Dominique Lebel

Senior advisor

Dominique is Senior Vice-President and Chief Strategic Officer of Behaviour Interactive, a Canadian video game company. Founded in 1992, Montreal-based Behaviour Interactive is one of North America’s largest independent game developers with more than 700 employees. He is also Chairman of the Board of « La Guilde du jeu vidéo du Québec », the association representing the gaming industry. Previously, he was Executive Vice President of Cossette, the largest communications-marketing group in Canada, and served as Deputy Chief of Staff to the Premier of Quebec.

Career

Senior Vice-President & Chief Strategic Officer, Behaviour Interactive Deputy Chief of Staff, Premier of Quebec Chief Marketing Officer & Partner, Iget.it Executive Vice-President, Cossette Group

Teaching

Lecturer, Communication Department, Laval University

Editorial / Author

Dans l’intimité du pouvoir, Éditions du Boréal, Montréal, 2016 L’entre-deux-mondes, Éditions du Boréal, Montréal, 2019 Columnist, L’actualité

Education

Université du Québec à Montréal

Other

Chairman of the Board, Guilde du jeu video du Québec Board Member, Orchestre métropolitain de Montréal Board Member, Chambre de commerce et d’industrie française au Canada Board Member, Canadian Club of Montreal Chairman of the Board, The Quebec Advertising Association

Charles-Edouard Bouée

Senior Advisor

Charles-Edouard Bouée is the co-founder and Managing Partner of AIC, currently splitting his time between New York, Paris and Shanghai. He is a Senior Executive who, since 2013, has served as CEO of Roland Berger, the only leading strategy consulting firm of European origin. He specializes in disruptive innovation, new technologies and digital transformation, and has developed particular expertise in Artificial Intelligence. He is currently working with various tech companies that seek to equip traditional European players with state-of-the art technologies and keep them relevant in the global competition. Charles-Edouard has lived and worked in five countries – France, UK, US, Germany, and China; the latter for more than 13 years. He holds a Chinese green card, only a few hundred of which are issued each year.

Career

– Founder and Managing Partner of Alpha Intelligence Capital – Senior Partner, President and CEO of Roland Berger – Co-founder and Investor at B & Capital – French Foreign Trade Advisor

Editorial / Author

Charles-Edouard has authored a number of groundbreaking books on modern management, China and AI. His books were translated into various languages, including Chinese and Japanese: – “China management revolution” (New York, 2010) – “Comment la Chine Change le monde” (How China is changing the world) (Dialogue, 2013) – “Light footprint management: leadership in time of change” (Bloomsbury, 2013) – “La chute de l’Empire humain : Mémoires d’un robot” (The fall of the human empire : AI memories) (Grasset, 2017)

Education

MBA at Harvard Business School
Paris XI, Master’s degree in Law
Centrale Paris

Other

– Global AI Council Member at the World Economic Forum – International Advisory Board Member at China Europe Business School – Involved in various other business and community organizations around the globe, such as the World Economic Forum’s Global AI Council and the United Nations’ AI for Good Global Initiative – On January 1, 2017, Charles-Edouard was made Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Languages

– Chinese – English – French – German

Philippe de Ladoucette

Senior Advisor

Philippe de Ladoucette is the former Chairman of the French Energy Regulatory Commission and CEO of various public energy companies. Since 2020 he has joined Altermind as Senior Advisor, bringing his its unique knowledge and expertise in energy and regulation matters. He previous led a group of experts coordinated by Altermind on the abolition of regulated electricity sales tariffs for ANODE (Association Nationale des Opérateurs Détaillants en Energie) (2017). 

Career

– President of the French Energy Regulatory Commission (2006-2017)  – CEO of Charbonnages de France (1996-2006)  – CEO of SNET (Société Nationale d’Électricité Thermique) (1996-2000)  - Chairman of the Board of Directors of Houillères du Bassin du Centre et du Midi et des Houillères du Bassin de Lorraine (1994-2004) 

Main Books

L’électricité du futur : un défi Mondial, Economica (2010) 

Education

Ecole des Ponts et Chaussées
Sorbonne University

Languages

– French – English  

Prof. Rodolphe Durand

Academic Advisor - Strategy

Rodolphe Durand is currently the HEC Foundation Chaired Professor of Strategy at HEC-Paris and the academic director of the Society and Organizations Center, which he launched in 2009. Rodolphe’s primary research interests concern the sources of competitive advantage and the interplay between the cognitive and normative determinants of organizations’ performance.

Career

– HEC Foundation Senior Chaired Professor of Strategy (since 2004) – Founder and Academic Director of the Society and Organization Center (since 2009) – Head of Strategic Management and Business Policy Department (2009-2013) – Academic Director of the Msc in Strategic Management (2012-2015)

Education

Université Lyon 3
HEC Paris-Doctorat
Université Paris IV-Sorbonne
Université Paris X-Nanterre

Other

– Associate editor for Strategic Management Journal (since 2017), Organization & Environment (since 2016), European Management Review (2006-2012) – Editorial Board member for Academy of Management Review (since 2011), Journal of Management Studies (since 2007), Strategic Management Journal (since 2007)

Languages

– French – English

Prof. Patrice Geoffron

Academic Advisor - Infrastructure, Energy

Patrice Geoffron is a Professor of Economics at the University Paris Dauphine and Director of the Centre of Geopolitics of Energy and Raw Materials (CGEMP). For 10 years he was a partner of a digital technology consulting firms and has also conducted expertise missions in the field of transport (SNCF, ADP, and more…). Since 2018, he has been involved in the evaluation of infrastructure funds for a French institutional investor. He has also conducted several expert missions for Altermind in various sectors (energy, telecommunications, water and environment services, etc.).

Career

– Professor of Economics, University Paris Dauphine (since 2002) – Director, Center of Energy and Climate Change Economics (CGEMP) (since 2010)  – Director, Laboratory of Economics in Dauphine (2007-2016)  – International Vice-President, University Paris-Dauphine (2004-2007)

Education

University Paris-XIII

Other

– Member of the Executive Board of the Conseil Français de l’Energie – Co-editor of the journal Economics and Policy of Energy and the Environment – Member of the editorial board of the International Journal of Management and Network Economics

Languages

– French – English

Prof. Henri Isaac

Academic advisor - Digital

Henri ISAAC holds a PhD in management sciences, and is an Associate Professor, Paris-Dauphine University, PSL Research University. As a specialist in information systems and the digital economy, his research, at the frontier of the field of information systems and management, focuses on the effects of technologies on companies and their management.

Career

– Associate Professor at Paris Dauphine University – Vice President of Digital Transformation at Paris-Dauphine University (2014-2016) – Director of Research and Academic Director at Neoma Business School (2009-2012)

Main books

– E-commerce: De la stratégie à la mise en oeuvre opérationnelle (Pearson France, 2017) – Marketing Digital 6e Edition (Pearson, 2017) – Travail à distance et e-management : Organisation et contrôle (Dunod, 2013)

Education

Paris-Dauphine University

Other

– President of the Renaissance Digital Think Tank – Member of the French National Digital Council

Languages

– French – English

David Sraer

Academic Advisor

David Sraer is an associate professor of Economics and Finance at UC Berkeley. He holds the James J. and Marianne B. Lowry Chair in Business at the Haas School of Business. His research focuses on corporate finance, financial intermediation, entrepreneurship, and behavioral economics. His work has been published in several leading academic journals in economics and finance.

Career

– Associate Professor of Finance, Haas School of Business (since 2014) – Associate Professor of Economics, UC Berkeley, Economics Department (since 2014) – Assistant Professor of Economics, Princeton University (2009-2014)

Education

Toulouse School of Economics
Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales
Ecole Nationale de la Statistique et de l’Administration Economique
Ecole Polytechnique

Other

– Associate Editor for the Journal of Finance (since 2018) – Research Associate, National Board of Economic Research (since 2017)

Languages

– French – English

Prof. David Thesmar

Academic Advisor - Economy

David Thesmar is the Franco Modigliani Professor of Financial Economics and a Professor of Finance at the MIT Sloan School of Management. He is an expert in corporate finance, financial intermediation, entrepreneurship, and behavioral economics. Thesmar’s research has been published widely in top academic journals in economics and finance.

Career

– Professor of Finance, Franco Modigliani Professor of Financial Economics, MIT Sloan School of Management (since 2016) – Consultant, Capital Fund Management (2012-2016, 2019-) – Professor of Finance, HEC Paris (2005-2016) – Professor of Economics, ENSAE ParisTech (2002-2005) – Eurozone Forecasting Manager, INSEE (1999-2002)

Education

PhD, Paris School of Economics
MPhil Economics, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
ENSAE ParisTech
Ecole Polytechnique

Other

– Associate Editor, Review of Finance (2008-), Journal of Finance (2012-) – Scientific Advisor, European Systemic Risk Board (2015-2018) – Member of the French Council of Economic Advisors (2007-2013)

Languages

– French – English

Laurent Cordonier

Academic Consultant - Sociology

Laurent Cordonier has a Ph.D in Social Sciences from the University of Lausanne (Switzerland). He is currently a researcher in sociology at the University of Paris. Combining methods from the cognitive sciences and sociology, his research interests include political and religious radicalization, belief in conspiracy theories, and the process of opinion formation on digital social networks.

Career

Postdoctoral researcher, Université Paris-Diderot (2017-2019)

Main Books

La nature du social. L’apport ignoré des sciences cognitives (Presses Universitaires de France, 2018)

Education

University of Lausanne (Switzerland)

Languages

– French – English

Our Advisory Board