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Biography

Nicolas founded The Future Society (TFS) in 2014 and originally incubated it at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. Incorporated as a nonprofit, TFS is an independent think-and-do tank with a mission to help align AI through better governance. A recognized strategist, thought-leader, and implementer, Nicolas has lectured around the world, and advises governments, international organizations, philanthropies, and multinationals. He is an appointed expert to the Global Partnership on AI (GPAI), where he co-leads the Committee on Climate Action & Biodiversity Preservation. He is also an appointed expert to the AI Group of experts at OECD (AIGO), and to UNESCO's High Level Expert Group on AI Ethics, among others. Nicolas teach at the Paris School of International Affairs (Sciences Po). He is also a Future World Fellow with the Center for the Governance of Change at IE University School in Madrid. An Arthur Sachs Scholar, he holds a Master in Public Administration from Harvard Kennedy School, a Master in Defense, Geostrategy & Industrial Dynamics from Panthéon-Assas University, and a Bachelor of Arts in European Affairs and International Relations from Sciences Po Strasbourg.