Jérôme de Bontin
Jérôme de Bontin is a Franco-American businessman and football administrator.Early life
Jérôme de Bontin was born on September 12, 1957 in Paris, France. He graduated with a B.A. in Economics from Amherst College in Massachusetts, where he attended at the same time as Albert II, Prince of Monaco.Career
De Bontin started a career in finance with Drexel Burnham Lambert in futures, options and derivates. He spent seven years with DBL from 1981 to 1988. He was managing director of Rodman and Renshaw from 1988 to 1993. He then joined Credit Agricole Future and became CEO and President of Credit Agricole, a position he kept until 1997. He later founded Sustainability Investments L.L.C. and Mékar Financial Services, both companies based in Northbrook, Illinois.
After his ventures in the financial sector, de Bontin pursued roles in soccer administration. In addition to holding coaching and referee licenses in the United States, he sits on the board of trustees for the United States Soccer Foundation.
In June 2002, de Bontin was named director of Ligue 1 side AS Monaco FC. In April 2008, he was promoted to interim president of the club after the resignation of Michel Pastor. He became the first non-Monégasque President of the club. In March 2009, he resigned and was replaced by Étienne Franzi.
In October 2012, de Bontin was appointed General Manager of Major League Soccer side New York Red Bulls, following the departure of Erik Solér. He resigned in April 2014.
