Director of Research at Eranos, Anthony Mahe has a PhD (2010) in sociology from Paris Descartes University. A business-savvy academic, he has just joined the FEDE’s Panel of Experts. What exactly did you study at university? My thesis was on bank debt. Written in collaboration with GE Money Bank, it was funded by a CIFRE (Conventions Industrielles de Formation pour la Recherche) grant awarded by the ANRT (Agence Nationale pour la Recherche). I now realise that my thesis had some indirect links to the FEDE! Michel Maffesoli, Director of GE Money Bank at the time, is now a member of the FEDE’s Academic Council, and Clarisse Angelier, Delegate General of the ANRT, is a member of the Panel of Experts. What have been the highlights of your career? After working [lire plus]

Cyberneticist and psychologist Stéphane Solotareff has had an unusual career path. A graduate of the French engineering school CentraleSupélec (1977), he went on to obtain a PhD in theoretical physics (1979) following publication of his report to the French Academy of Sciences. He is also a graduate of the Institut de Haute Finance, where he wrote his dissertation on economic systems (1990). In 1994 he qualified as dielian (based on the theories of Paul Diel) therapist. In 2007 Professor Solotareff created a socio-cognitive method for analyzing company personnel – a method that he went on to apply in major companies such as ITW, IBM, Legrand and others. His systemic approach to psychology has enabled him to work on a range of HR topics. He now works exclusively on the psychology [lire plus]

Daniel Peyron, former Director of Sup de Co La Rochelle, has returned to the FEDE as a member of the Panel of Experts. He is now Director of the HECI Business School network – a group of schools and universities aiming to train modern, versatile managers for the Moroccan and African markets. What did you study and what have been the highlights of your career? I graduated from ESC Bordeaux and began my career in industry – first at Schlumberger, then as Management Auditor for the L’Oréal Group. In 1976 I helped found INSEEC Bordeaux, which I headed until 1989, whilst also teaching management auditing at the University of Bordeaux 1. In 1990 I founded and became the director of Acadis – an elite secondary school based on a new [lire plus]