Jean-Michel Sévérino is a French businessperson who has been at the head of 10 different companies.

He is Non-Executive Chairman for Impact Investment Trust Plc, CEO at Investisseurs & Partenaires SARL, Chairman at I&P Afrique Entrepreneurs (a subsidiary of Investisseurs & Partenaires SARL) and Chairman for EBI SA.

He is also Manager of éMergences Développement, Member of Emerging Countries Private Equity Association and Member of Académie des Technologies and on the board of 12 other companies.

In the past Mr. Sévérino was Chairman at Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, Chairman of Institut d’Étude du Développement Économique et Social, Chairman for French Partnership for Water, Chairman for Société De Promotion Et De Développement De L'Aéroport SARL, Vice Chairman of Comité National Français, Associate Professor at Centre D’études Et De Recherches Sur Le Développement Internat, Chairman of PROPARCO SA, Chief Executive Officer of Agence Française de Développement, Vice President-East Asia Region at The World Bank (United Kingdom) and Member of Académie des Technologies.

Jean-Michel Sévérino received an undergraduate degree from Ecole Nationale d'Administration, a graduate degree from Institut d'Études Politiques d'Aix-en-Provence, a graduate degree from ESCP Europe Campus Paris and an undergraduate degree from Sciences Po.