Defend democracy and nurture the transatlantic relationship, inspired by Alexis de Tocqueville’s vision

Augustin de Romanet is a French senior civil servant and company director. A graduate of the IEP in Paris and the ENA, he has held a number of positions in the public administration as a government advisor in the Ministry of Finance and in ministerial cabinets. He joined the private sector in 1999 and was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Caisse des dépôts et consignations in 2007, a position he held until 2012 before taking over the management of Aéroports de Paris (ADP). He made the ADP group the world leader in airport design and operation. In 2017, he was appointed Chairman of the Board of the Domaine National de Chambord. In 2018, he became Chairman of Paris Europlace (the body responsible for promoting and developing the Paris financial centre).

Defend democracy and nurture the transatlantic relationship, inspired by Alexis de Tocqueville’s vision

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