Nicolas Baverez is a French lawyer, historian, and economist. A former student of the École Normale Supérieure (1980) and the École Nationale d’Administration (1988), he holds the agrégation in economic and social sciences and a doctorate in history. He began his career at the French Court of Auditors in 1988, then served as advisor to Philippe Séguin, President of the National Assembly, from 1993 to 1995.
Admitted to the Paris Bar in 1998, he has practiced in economic public law, notably at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP for 18 years before joining the law firm August Debouzy as a partner in 2023.
An influential essayist, he is the author of numerous works, including Violence and Passions (2018, Vauban Prize) and Democracies Against Authoritarian Empires (2023). A regular columnist for Le Figaro and Le Point, he sits on the steering committee of the journal Commentaire and the Institut Montaigne, where he chairs the Foreign Affairs and Defense working group
