Clara Gaymard

Clara Gaymard is the founder of Raise Partner SA (founded 2014), RAISE Investissement SAS (founded 2012), Raise Group (founded 2012), and Raise Lab SAS (founded 2013), serving as Chairman at Raise Lab SAS. Current jobs include Chief Executive Officer at Le Ponton SAS; Chairman at Raise Endowment Fund, Pabafajamet SAS, and Raise Caras SAS; Independent Director at LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE since 2016 and Bouygues SA since 2016; Director at Sages SA and Society of American Gastrointestinal & Endoscopic Surgeons.
Former jobs include Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer at GE France SAS; Chairman at American Chamber of Commerce in France, The Women’s Forum For The Economy & Society, and Agence Française pour les Investissements Internationaux; Vice Chairman at Fondation du Collège de France; Vice Chairman-Government Sales & Strategy at GE International NV (2009–2010); Director at Danone SA (2016–2017); Independent Director at Veolia Environnement SA (2015–2023); Director at French-American Foundation-France; Vice President-Sales & Government Strategy at GE Aerospace (2008–2010); Auditor at Cour des Comptes; Head-European Union at Ministère de l'Economie, des Finances, et de l'Industrie; Member at GE Industrial France SAS; Deputy Head-Economic Expansion Services at Cairo Investissements SAS (1991–1993).
Education includes undergraduate and graduate degrees from Sciences Po and an undergraduate degree from Ecole Nationale d'Administration (1986).