Jean-Michel Severino is General Inspector of Finances, at the French Ministry of Finances.
Education
1984: École nationale d"administration, "Louise Michel" class
1980: Institut d"Études Politiques de Paris
1979: Master of Science in Economics, Paris IX Dauphine University
1978: Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Paris and Bachelor of Laws (Université Paris I Sorbonne).
Career
He is the former Director of France"s international development agency - Agence Française de Développement (Administration and Finance Department, ). He was appointed in 2001 for a three-year term, renewed in 2004 and 2007. He was previously Director in charge of international development at the French Ministry of Cooperation, then Vice President for Asia at the World Bank.
Mr.
Severino regularly publishes articles in the French and international press In October 2007 he launched the blog Ideas4development alongside Josette Sheeran, Donald Kaberuka, Kemal Dervis, Pascal Lamy, Abdou Diouf and Supachai Panitchpakdi, in which the authors share their visions, doubts and hopes for international development. 2001-2010: Chief Executive Officer - Agence Française de Développement, Paris.
President of PROPARCO, Paris.
2000: General Inspector of Finances - Ministry of the Economy and Finances, Paris 1997-2000: Vice-president for Asia - World Bank, Washington 1996-1997: Director for Central Europe - World Bank, Washington 1994-1996: Director in charge of international development - Ministry of Cooperation and Development, Paris 1990-1994: Chief of geographic coordination - Ministère Ministry of Cooperation and Development, Paris 1988-1990: Technical advisor for economic and financial affairs - Cabinet of the Minister of Cooperation and Development, Jacques Pelletier 1984: Inspector of Finances, Ministry of the Economy and Finances, Paris 1984: École nationale d"administration, "Louise Michel" class.
Membership
French Academy of Technologies.