Jean-Michel SEVERINO

Jean-Michel SEVERINO

Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Investisseurs et Partenaires (I&P)
FERDI Senior Fellow

    Biographie

    Having served as Chairman of Investisseurs & Partenaires between 2011 and 2021, Jean-Michel Severino has been Chairman of I&P's Supervisory Board since October 2021. This board also includes Olivier Lafourcade (long-standing advisor and minority shareholder of I&P) and Bagoré Bathily (founder and CEO of Laiterie du Berger in Senegal, one of I&P's first investments).

    Since joining I&P, Jean-Michel Severino has dedicated himself to the emerging field of impact investing, with the aim of supporting the growth of small and medium-sized enterprises in Sub-Saharan Africa.

    Mr. Severino's career has been essentially focused on international development and financing: he was Director of Development at the French Ministry of Cooperation, Vice-President for East Asia at the World Bank (1996-2000), and Chief Executive Officer of Agence Française de Développement (AFD) from 2001 to 2010.

    Publications
    All publications

    Show more

    Events
    All events

    Show more

    Blogs

    Press review

    63 boulevard François-Mitterrand, CS 50320
    63009 Clermont-Ferrand Cedex
    France
    Téléphone : +33 (0)4 43 97 64 60
    Contact us
    Programmes
    Chaires
    A foundation recognised to be of public utility by the French state by a decree in 2003.