Jean-Michel Severino

Education

• 1984 : École nationale d'administration, "Louise Michel" class
• 1980 : Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris
• 1979 : Master of Science in Economics, Paris IX Dauphine University
• 1978 : Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Paris and Bachelor of Laws

  Career

Positions

• 2001-2010 : CEO - Agence française de développement, Paris. President of PROPARCO, Paris.
• 2000 : General Inspector of Finances - Ministry of the Economy and Finances, Paris
• 1997-2000 : Vice-president for Asia - World Bank, Washington
• 1996-1997 : Director for Central Europe - World Bank, Washington
• 1994-1996 : Director in charge of international development - Ministry of Cooperation and Development, Paris
• 1990-1994 : Chief of geographic coordination - Ministère Ministry of Cooperation and Development, Paris
• 1988-1990 : Technical advisor for economic and financial affairs - Cabinet of the Minister of Cooperation and Development, Jacques Pelletier
• 1984 : Inspector of Finances, Ministry of the Economy and Finances, Paris

  Career in the private sector

• Danone, Member of the Board of Directors
• EBI SA Groupe Ecobank, Chairman of the Board of Directors
• Orange S.A., Independent Member of the Board of Directors
• PhiTrust Impact Investors, Member of the Board of Directors
• Fondation Grameen Crédit Agricole, Member of the Board of Directors

  Publications

• "The End of ODA : Death and Rebirth of a Global Public Policy", written with Olivier Ray. Center for Global Development Working Paper, March 2009.
• "Il est urgent que l'Europe développe une vision planétaire", article published in Le Figaro, June 2009.
• "Gouvernance mondiale - Illusoire quête du Léviathan ? ", written with Olivier Ray and published in La gouvernance démocratique, un nouveau paradigme pour le développement ?.
• L’Aide Publique au Développement, book written with avec Olivier Charnoz, Editions La Découverte, Paris.
• "Le secteur privé, un levier du développement à ne pas négliger", article by Claude Bébéar, Henri Proglio, Franck Riboud et Jean-Michel Severino, published in Le Figaro, December 2008.
• "De l’ordre global à la justice globale : vers une politique mondiale de régulation", tomes I et II, articles written with Olivier Charnoz, En temps Réel, Cahiers n°33 et 36, May and November 2008.
• "Heart of darkness", article written with Donald Kaberuka and published in Emerging Markets, October 2008.
• "Feeding Africa", article by Jean-Michel Severino and Jacques Diouf, published in the International Herald Tribune, Octobre 2007.
• "There’s much ground to make up, but the reform of EU aid is now under way", article published in Europe's World, Septembre 2007.
• "Solving the water equation", article by Jean-Michel Severino and Mikhael Gorbachev, distributed by Project Syndicate in June 2007.
• "Cultivating Energy", article distributed by Projet Syndicate, December 2006.