Our People

Heavily involved in European affairs, Yannick has over 25 years’ experience in the financial industry working in France, Japan, Switzerland and the UK.

He is also a leading media commentator with regular appearances on BBC, Bloomberg TV, CNBC and in publications such as the Wall Street Journal and the Financial Times.

He holds a Master’s degree in Finance from Paris Dauphine – PSL University and a post graduate degree from Ecole Nationale d’Administation.

After a 10-year international corporate career at LVMH in Marketing and Business Development roles, Melanie joined the start-up world in 2012.

She is the CEO of Ananas Anam, the manufacturer and distributor of Piñatex, a sustainable and vegan material made from pineapple leaf fibres.

Trilingual, Mélanie holds a Master’s degree in Management from Paris Dauphine – PSL University and a post graduate degree in Marketing from Sciences Po Paris.

Sébastien Damart is Professor in management at Université Paris Dauphine - PSL. He works on management innovation and the history of management ideas and practices.

He has been vice president in charge of studies and student university life of Université Paris Dauphine - PSL since the end of 2020.

He has also co-founded the Observatory of Management Innovation and has been in charge of several programs including the master in management design since 2019.

Dorothée Gallois-Cochet is Professor in Law at Université Paris Dauphine and works on Business and Corporate Law issues.

She has been the Director of the Université Paris Dauphine undergraduate department in Organisation Sciences (Licence Sciences des Organisations) since May 2020. She has also been the Head of the UPD Bachelor in Law since September 2013.

She is also a member of the French public authority, the Haut conseil du commissariat aux comptes.

Fabrice has been active in Private Equity for 20 years, currently at Charterhouse since 2005. He previously held management positions at CDC Equity Capital and Andersen, specialising in Transaction Services and Turnaround Situations.

Fabrice holds various board member positions in companies active in Healthcare, TMT and Insurance sectors.

Fabrice has a degree in Finance from Paris Dauphine – PSL University and a degree in Business Law from Paris Panthéon Assas University.