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Nathalie de Gaulle is both a serial entrepreneur and a C-Suite advisor. She co-founded several international ventures in corporate diplomacy and CEO advisory in the Middle East and in Europe.

Nathalie notably co-founded SOCIETER, a consulting house specializing in communication & CEO advisory, which has been acquired by Teneo where she now holds the position of Vice Chair & Senior Advisor. Earlier in her career, Nathalie worked as an investment banker and finance executive at OCIETE GENERALE CIB, ENGIE and LEDGER.

Nathalie currently sits on the Board of Directors of SFCMC and GROUPE LUCIEN BARRIERE, leading luxury hotel and casino groups. She was asked to join the Executive Committee Comex40 of the French confederation of industries MEDEF which brings together young founders and CEOs – MEDEF being the largest business confederation in France.

Alongside her leadership roles, Nathalie is involved in a wide range of civic and philanthropic organizations. She is a Board director and founding member of Mon Arbre, Ma Forêt, Ma Planète, a foundation dedicated to ecology and reforestation, and a trustee of Mission Laïque Française, the largest private network of French schools and high schools abroad. A former officer in the French army’s operational reserve, she is an active member of Cercle Fontenoy, the think tank dedicated supporting the Chief of Staff of the French Army.

Nathalie has held official positions and is a former elected representative of the French citizens living abroad and Vice President of the French consular councils of Abu Dhabi and Muscat. For the last ten years, she has been invited to speak at international Forums such as the Arabian Businesswomen Forum, the Doha Forum, the Global Baku Forum, the Africa Blockchain Summit, the Hong-Kong Business Forum or the Guangzhou Imperial Springs International Forum.

A master’s graduate from both SCIENCES-PO Paris and HEC Paris, former auditor of the French War College Ecole de Guerre and Institut des Hautes Etudes de la Défense Nationale, she also holds a certification in Blockchain innovations & technologies by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.