Dr. Sébastien Jean is Director of CEPII.

He is also a Senior Scientist with INRAE, the French national institute for research in agriculture, food and environment, a member of France’s Council of Economic Advisers (CAE) and National Productivity Council (CNP), a Policy Associate with GEP (University of Nottingham, UK), and a fellow of CESifo Research Network (Munich, Germany). He previously held positions at CEPII and at the OECD Economics Department and taught in various institutions. He graduated from Ecole Centrale de Paris and holds a PhD in economics from University of Paris-1.

His research and policy works mainly deal with international trade, trade policies, and international economic policy.