President, Alsis Conseil, Associate Professor of Finance, ENSAE ParisTech

Before setting up Alsis Conseil, an advisory boutique in risk and finance management for corporates, François Meunier was the managing director for France of Coface, a leading credit insurance company. Prior to that, he was its group CFO.
François Meunier has a long experience in investment banking, at BNP Paribas in quantitative research, then M&A; then, at Société Générale, as the co-head of the department. He started his carrier at INSEE, the French bureau of statistics, as a statistician and macroeconomist.
The author of books and op-eds in the French press, he also chaired DFCG, the French association of CFOs (ca. 3,000 members).

Articles from this author

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  Contributor / 2016-06-08

  Cosmetics in the thick of advertising competition

  François Meunier / President, Alsis Conseil, Associate Professor of Finance, ENSAE ParisTech

  Why does a company like L'Oréal spend 10 times more on advertising than on research? The answer lies within a strategic competition, proving extremely tough in the personal beauty and care sector. This advertising arms race has a cost, pai…

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  Business / 2015-10-15

  Making sense of the Uber economy – 2 – Competition vs. monopolies

  François Meunier / President, Alsis Conseil, Associate Professor of Finance, ENSAE ParisTech

  From the perspective of an economist, the sharing economy can be described as a market expansion. Among the downsides, which are now well identified, competition is stronger: but is it still fair competition? And don't the marketplaces tha…

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  Business / 2015-10-14

  Making sense of the Uber economy – 1 – Share? Better talk of a market expansion

  François Meunier / President, Alsis Conseil, Associate Professor of Finance, ENSAE ParisTech

  Behind the proliferation of Uber stories hitting the headlines in many countries, the emergence of a sharing economy fascinates, and sometimes worries us, especially because of its blurry boundaries. From the perspective of an economist, i…