Full Bio
Dr. Frannie A Léautier
Senior Advisor
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Dr. Léautier, Senior Partner at SouthBridge Group and CEO of SouthBridge Investments, has long-standing global experience leading and transforming organisations in the private, public and non-for-profit spheres.
She was Vice Chair of the Board, before becoming first Chief Operating Officer and leading the Asset Management business of TDB Group.
Dr. Léautier had an illustrious career at the World Bank Group (WBG), including Chief of Staff to the President, and Vice-President. She was Senior Vice President at the AfDB.
Dr. Léautier founded two companies, is member of the WEF’s Regional Advisory Group for Africa, and is on boards of UN Foundation, Orca Explorations, AZA Finance, Norsad Finance, Institute for Security Studies (ISS), and previously AERC, Uongozi Institute, and Nelson Mandela Institute for Science and Technology.
She has authored several books, lectured at Sciences Po and holds a PhD and MsC from MIT, and doctorate from Lancaster University.
