# List of HEC Paris people

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

## Politics
### 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