List of HEC Paris people

This is a list of HEC Paris (France) notable alumni. They are represented by HEC Alumni.

International Organization

 * Pascal Lamy (class of 1969), Director General of the World Trade Organization
 * Dominique Strauss-Kahn (class of 1971), Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund
 * Bertrand Badré (class of 1989), Chief Financial Officer of the World Bank

Heads of States and Governments

 * Francisco Madero, President of Mexico
 * Paul Reynaud (class of 1898), Prime Minister of France
 * Son Sann (class of 1933), Prime Minister of Cambodia
 * Édith Cresson (class of 1957), Prime Minister of France
 * Kabiné Komara, Prime Minister of Guinea
 * François Hollande (class of 1975), President of France
 * Abdoul Mbaye (class of 1976), Prime Minister of Senegal
 * Bozidar Djelic (class of 1987), Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia
 * Milojko Spajić (MBA), Prime Minister of Montenegro

Ministers and Secretaries of State

 * Maurice Herzog (class of 1944), French Secretary of State of Youth and Sports
 * Hervé de Charette (class of 1960), French Minister of Foreign Affairs
 * François d'Aubert (class of 1966), French Minister of Research
 * Jean-Louis Borloo (class of 1976), French Minister of Ecology
 * Serge Lepeltier (class of 1976), French Minister of Ecology
 * Éric Woerth (class of 1981), French Minister of Budget
 * Valérie Pécresse (class of 1988), French Minister of Higher Education
 * Rachida Dati, French Minister of Justice
 * Benjamin Griveaux (class of 2001), French Secretary of State of the Economy

Other political figures

 * Bertrand Denis (class of 1923), French MP
 * Pierre Perroy (class of 1928), French MP
 * Joseph Fontanet (class of 1940), French MP
 * Xavier de Villepin (class of 1949), French MP
 * Georges Frêche (class of 1961), Mayor of Montpellier, French MP
 * Pierre Brochand (class of 1962), Director of the DGSE
 * Bernard Brochand (class of 1962), Mayor of Cannes, French MP
 * Jacques Cheminade (class of 1963), French political activist and presidential candidate
 * Jean-Claude Guibal (class of 1963), French MP
 * Danielle Bousquet (class of 1967), French MP
 * Gilles Carrez (class of 1972), French MP
 * Aziz Mekouar (class of 1974), Ambassador of Morocco, Chairman of the Food and Agriculture Organization
 * François Asselineau (class of 1980), General inspector of finances and founder of UPR
 * Michel Grall (class of 1984), French MP
 * Nicolas Dufourcq (class of 1984), Director of the Public Bank of Investment
 * Dominique Dord (class of 1985), French MP
 * Pablo Kleinman (class of 2003), American entrepreneur, journalist and Republican Party official
 * Florian Philippot (class of 2005), European MP and vice president of the National Front (FN)
 * Nicolas Princen (class 2007), advisor of the French President Nicolas Sarkozy
 * Vincent Chauvet (class of 2011), French political activist
 * Jean-Christophe, Prince Napoleon (class of 2011), Head of the House of Bonaparte

Business

 * Alain Taravella, Billionaire and founder of Altarea SCA
 * Serge Dassault, Billionaire and founder of Dassault Group
 * Georges Schwob d'Héricourt (class of 1882), President of the SFCO
 * Pierre Bellon (class of 1954), Billionaire and Chairman of Sodexo
 * Louis Gallois (class of 1966), CEO of EADS
 * Henri Proglio (class of 1971), CEO of Électricité de France
 * Baudouin Prot (class of 1972), CEO of BNP Paribas
 * Michel de Rosen (class of 1974), CEO of Eutelsat
 * Christophe Cuvillier (class of 1976), CEO of Unibail Rodamco
 * Henri de Castries (class of 1976), CEO of AXA
 * Denis Kessler (class of 1976), CEO of Scor
 * Jean-Dominique Sénard (class of 1976), CEO of Michelin
 * Jean-Paul Agon (class of 1978), CEO of L'Oréal
 * Rémy Pflimlin (class of 1978), CEO of France Télévisions from 2010 to 2015
 * Pierre Danon (class of 1980), Chairman of Volia
 * Mercedes Erra (class of 1981), CEO of Havas Worldwide
 * Hubert Joly (class of 1981), CEO of Best Buy
 * Stéphane Richard (class of 1981), CEO of Orange
 * Gilles Schnepp (class of 1981), CEO of Legrand
 * Alain Weill (class of 1984), CEO of NextRadioTV
 * Valérie Hermann (class of 1985), former CEO of Yves Saint Laurent and Reed Krakoff
 * François-Henri Pinault (class of 1985), CEO of Kering
 * Jean Riachi (class of 1985), founder and CEO of FFA Private Bank
 * Jean-Pierre Aguilar (class of 1986), CEO of Capital Fund Management
 * Emmanuel Faber (class of 1986), CEO of Danone
 * Frédéric Lemoine (class of 1986), CEO of Wendel
 * François Pérol (class of 1986), CEO of BPCE
 * Pascal Soriot (class of 1986), CEO of AstraZeneca
 * Dan Serfaty (class of 1987), CEO of Viadeo
 * Eric Janvier (class of 1989), CEO of Schlumberger Business Consulting
 * Fréderic Jousset (class of 1992), CEO of Webhelp
 * Loïc Le Meur (class of 1996), serial entrepreneur
 * Greg Skibiski (class of 2006), CEO of Sense Networks
 * Fidji Simo (class of 2008), CEO of Instacart

Academics

 * Michel Crozier (class of 1943), sociologist
 * Pierre Rosanvallon (class of 1969), historian
 * Jean-Louis Scaringella (class of 1970), Dean of ESCP Europe
 * Michèle Pujol (class of 1973), economist
 * Bernard Ramanantsoa (class of 1976), Dean of HEC Paris
 * Loïc Wacquant (class of 1981), sociologist
 * Éric Pichet (class of 1985), economist and professor at KEDGE
 * Frédéric Lordon (class of 1987), economist
 * Bertrand Moingeon (class of 1991), former professor at HEC Paris and former visiting professor Harvard Business School, now professor and Vice Dean for Executive Education at ESCP Business School
 * Enrique Cabrero Mendoza (class of 2001), professor at CIDE Mexico and general director CONACYT
 * Itzhak Gilboa, AXA Professor of Economics and Decision Science
 * Olivier Sibony (class of 1988), Professor of Strategy and Business Policy, previous Partner at McKinsey & Company

Media

 * Claire Chazal (class of 1978), journalist on TF1
 * Érik Izraelewicz (class of 1976), director of Le Monde
 * Odette Kahn (class of 1946), editor
 * Florence Noiville (class of 1984), journalist
 * Philippe Ragueneau (class of 1939), journalist
 * Dominique Tchimbakala, news anchor (class of 2021), journalist

Writers and artists

 * Paul Vialar (class of 1920), writer
 * Jacques Rouxel (class of 1949), film animator
 * Bernard Fresson (class of 1953), actor
 * Catherine Robbe-Grillet (class of 1953), writer and photographer
 * François Brune (class of 1964), writer
 * Jean-François Stévenin (class of 1967), actor
 * Bernard Le Nail (class of 1970), writer
 * Francis Cholle, writer
 * Flore Vasseur, film director, screenwriter, film producer, novelist, journalist and entrepreneur.

Sports

 * Émile Lesieur (class of 1908), rugby player
 * Jacques Georges (class of 1938), president of UEFA
 * Alain Cayzac (class of 1963), president of PSG Football Club
 * Perrine Pelen (class of 1986), world ski champion
 * Hubert Gardas (class of 1990), Olympic fence champion
 * Sylvain Marconnet (class of 2011), rugby player

Military

 * Roland Garros (class of 1908), fighter pilot during WWI

External link

 * Directory