Jacques Attali — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

President of Attali & Associates (A&A), an international consultancy firm on strategy, corporate finance, and venture capital.
Co-founded the European program EUREKA, dedicated to the development of new technologies.
Founded the non-profit organization PlaNet Finance (now Positive Planet) and Action contre la Faim.
Served as the first head of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) from 1991 to 1993.
Served as a counselor to President François Mitterrand from 1981 to 1991.
Author of 86 books, including 'Noise: The Political Economy of Music' (1985) and 'A Brief History of the Future' (2006).
Graduated from École polytechnique, École des mines, Sciences Po, and École nationale d'administration.

Biography

Jacques Attali is a French economic and social theorist, writer, political adviser, and senior civil servant. A prolific author, he has published 86 books between 1969 and 2023, translated into 30 languages, covering novels, essays, biographies, and theater. He holds a PhD in economics from University Paris Dauphine and was awarded a prize from the Academy of Sciences for his early works.

Attali served as a counselor to President François Mitterrand from 1981 to 1991.