Jean-Paul Bouttes, an engineer and economist, is a member of the Scientific Council of the French High Commission for Strategy and Planning. He previously served as Chief Economist and Executive Vice President of Strategy, Prospective and International Relations at EDF (Électricité de France), following his role as Senior Vice President for Industrial Strategy within the Generation Division and several positions in the Group’s General Economic Studies. He has held responsibilities within international energy organizations, notably as a member of the Studies Committee of the World Energy Council and within the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). He has also taught economics at École Polytechnique, where he contributed to the creation and leadership of the Sustainable Development Chair, and at North China Electric Power University in Beijing. Jean-Paul Bouttes is the author of several books, including Energie (PUF 2023), Souveraineté, maîtrise industrielle et transition énergétique (Fondapol 2023) and Nuclear Waste: A Comprehensive Approach (2022). He is a graduate of École Polytechnique and ENSAE.
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