Raymond Soubie

Raymond Soubie is a graduate of the Institut d'études politiques de Bordeaux (class of 1960) and the École nationale d'administration (class of 1964).^[2] In 1969, he worked as an advisor to Minister of Labour Joseph Fontanet.^[1][2] He then worked for Jacques Chirac and Raymond Barre.^[1][2] He also served as an advisor to Prime Minister Pierre Bérégovoy, Édouard Balladur and Alain Juppé.^[1][2]

In 1981, he became the Director of Liaisons Sociales, the second biggest press firm in France.^[1][2] In 1992, he created a consulting firm, Altedia.^[2] In 2004, 80% of the CAC 40 enlisted its services.^[2]