Biographie
Alexandre Pointier is the Director for Senegal, The Gambia, Cabo Verde and Guinea-Bissau at the French Development Agency (AFD).
Mr. Pointier studied engineering at the Ecole nationale supérieure des Mines de Saint-Etienne. He also holds a master’s degree in Financial Mathematics from Institut de Science Financière et d’Assurances (I.S.F.A), a master’s in Public Affairs in Sciences Po in Paris, and attended the French École Nationale de l’Administration (ENA).
He previously worked as an investment banker before joining the French Development Agency (AFD). In his current role, he helps guide projects such as the depollution of natural environments in Senegal.
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