List of HEC Paris people

Last updated August 12, 2025

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
Frances Lanitou Ambassador of the Republic of Cyprus to countries including Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, China, Hungary, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Moldova and the Netherlands.
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^[1]
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.^[2]^[3]

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

References

↑ Delcambre, Alexis (3 December 2016). "Rémy Pflimlin, ancien président de France Télévisions, est mort". Le Monde. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
↑ "Le regard de Flore Vasseur". Le Journal du Dimanche (in French). 20 March 2010.
↑ "About Me – Flore Vasseur". florevasseur.com.

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[1] Delcambre, Alexis (3 December 2016). "Rémy Pflimlin, ancien président de France Télévisions, est mort". Le Monde. Retrieved 4 December 2016.

[2] "Le regard de Flore Vasseur". Le Journal du Dimanche (in French). 20 March 2010.

[3] "About Me – Flore Vasseur". florevasseur.com.

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