- Graduated from Institut d’études politiques (IEP-1977) de Paris, former pupil of Ecole nationale d’administration (ENA-1982)
- Deputy Chief Inspector at the Inspectorate General for Social Affairs (Igas) and then adviser in the cabinet of the Minister of Social Affairs (1982-1986)
- Director General of the Social Action Fund (FAS) and then director of the cabinet of the Minister of Social Affairs (1986-1991)
- Appointed as an inspector at the Inspectorate General of Social Affairs and, at the same time, associate professor at the Faculty of Law and Economics in Rouen
- CEO of the consultancy firm Bernard Brunhes International (1996-2000)
- General rapporteur for the Commission for administrative simplifications (Cosa) at Igas (2000-2003)
- Director for economic development and employment and then Director General for human resources at the City of Paris (2003-2009)
- Chairman of the Health Committee of Igas (2009-2010)
- CEO of the Association of Régions de France association (ARF - 2010-2012)
- Social affairs adviser to the President of the Republic (2012-2017)
- Commissioner General of France Stratégie (2017-2018)
- Director of Pensions and Solidarity, then of Social Policies at Caisse des Dépôts since 1 February 2018, member of the executive committees of the public institution and the Group (2018 – 2023)
Michel Yahiel
Director of Social Policies