Christine Léon de Mariz was a Senior Economist at the World Bank and has more than a decade of experience in international development. She managed projects focusing on institution, governance, and public finance in Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America. Christine is a graduate of Sciences-Po Paris, holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Paris (Panthéon-Sorbonne), and was a fellow at Harvard University.
Claude Ménard is Professor of Economics at the University of Paris (Panthéon-Sorbonne) and affiliated to the Centre d'Economie de la Sorbonne. He graduated from the University of Montréal in Canada and completed his PhD at the Sorbonne. He has been visiting professor in numerous universities worldwide, has published extensively in international journals, and has worked as consultant for several international organizations and governments, mainly on issues of reform in network infrastructures and institutional changes.