Investor Relations
Partner, Chief Client and Business Development Officer
Jean joined Astorg in 2022 and is a member of the Investor Relations and Corporate Functions Teams.
Prior to joining Astorg, Jean became a Founding Sponsor and Co-CEO of Odyssey Acquisition (a special purpose acquisition company), which was listed on Euronext Amsterdam in July 2021 and combined with Benevolent AI (AI-driven drug discovery platform) in April 2022, following which he joined the board of directors of the combined entity. Before that, he was the CEO of Natixis Investment Managers and Head of Asset and Wealth Management for Natixis from 2017 to 2021. Prior to this, he was Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial and Legal Officer of Alcatel-Lucent from 2013 to 2016.
Jean spent the majority of his career at Goldman Sachs, which he joined in 1996 in Paris in the Investment Banking Division; he was subsequently named Managing Director in 2002, Partner in 2004, and became Co-Head (and then sole Head) of the division in France, Belgium and Luxembourg in 2006. In 2011, he became Co-Head of Goldman Sachs’ activities in Russia.
Jean started his career in 1989 as a corporate lawyer with Sullivan & Cromwell in New York and then Paris. He is a graduate of Université Laval (Canada) – LL.B. (Law degree), University of Cambridge (UK) – M.Phil in International Relations, and Harvard Law School – LL.M. (Master of Laws). He is a retired member of the New York Bar.
In addition to his current roles, Jean is a member of the board of directors of AerCap (aircraft leasing, listed on the New York Stock Exchange) and of Fiera Capital (asset management, listed in Toronto).