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Governance

The Chair is attached to the Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA), led by its Dean Enrico Letta.

CHAIRHOLDER

Stéphane Guibaud is an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at Sciences Po. A former student from École Normale Supérieure (Ulm), he obtained a PhD in Economics from the Paris School of Economics. Prior to joining Sciences Po, he was a visiting scholar at Princeton University and an Assistant Professor of Finance at the London School of Economics. His research in the fields of finance and international economics has been published in top academic outlets such as the American Economic Review, the Journal of Finance, and the Review of Financial Studies.

As the chairholder, Stéphane Guibaud is responsible for the Chair’s academic leadership, with assistance from a postdoctoral researcher and a research assistant.

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

The Scientific Committee meets at least once a year to discuss and define the academic aspects and orientations of the Chair’s activities. Headed by the chairholder, the committee gathers Sciences Po faculty along with external academics and experts. The committee members are:

  • Régis Bismuth, professor at Sciences Po Law School
  • Lee Buchheit, lawyer, honorary professor at the University of Edinburgh and former partner at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, New York
  • George Chouliarakis, Senior Fellow, Mossavar-Rahmani Center, Harvard Kennedy School and Former Alternate Minister of Finance of Greece 2015-2019
  • Elena Daly, sovereign debt expert, formerly visiting lecturer at HEC-Paris, Queen Mary University, and Stanford University Law School, and contributing author to « Sovereign Debt Management » (Oxford University Press, 2014).
  • Nicolas Delalande, professor at Sciences Po Centre for History
  • Anna Gelpern, professor of Law at Georgetown University and senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics
  • Thomas Laryea, international law and policy expert in sovereign debt restructuring and Africa-related finance and investment
  • Philippe Martin, professor of Economics at Sciences Po (Department of Economics) and deputy chair of the French Council of Economic Analysis
  • Rodrigo Olivares-Caminal, professor in Banking and Finance Law at the Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary University, London
  • Ugo Panizza, professor of International Economics at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva
  • Xavier Ragot, Professor of Economics at Sciences Po (Department of Economics) and President of OFCE
  • Jérôme Sgard, professor of Political Economy at Sciences Po CERI
  • Christoph Trebesch, Professor of Economics, Kiel University and Kiel Institute for the World Economy

STEERING COMMITTEE

The Steering committee meets twice a year. It brings together the chairholder, the Dean of PSIA, and the sponsor’s representatives.

SPONSOR

The Chair is funded by one exclusive sponsor: Global Sovereign Advisory (GSA). Founded by Anne-Laure Kiechel, GSA is an independent firm dedicated to advising States and State-owned entities around the world on strategic matters. GSA promotes a holistic approach to the public sector, addressing economic, financial as well as policy issues.