Gwenaëlle Avice-Huet

Born on November 16, 1979, Ms. Avice-Huet is a graduate of the Ecole Normale Supérieure de Cachan (agrégation in physics and chemistry), an engineer of the Corps des Ponts et Chaussées and a graduate of the École Polytechnique (DEA in molecular chemistry).

She began her career in 2006 with the Saint-Gobain Group in the United States, as a project manager in the field of energy, before working as an analyst at the World Bank in Washington D.C., where she co-published a book dedicated to urban infrastructure.

From 2007 to 2010, she started working in the administration, first at the General Secretariat for European Affairs (Prime Minister’s department) and then as an advisor in various ministerial cabinets where she took part in international climate negotiations.

In 2010, she joined the Engie Group (formerly GDF-Suez), where she was to hold the position of Director of European and Regulatory Affairs and advised the Group’s General Management until 2015. In 2016, she was appointed CEO of Engie France Renouvelables and contributed to the industrial transformation that will position Engie as the leader in wind and solar energy in France.

As of 2019, she held the positions of Deputy CEO of the Engie Group in charge of renewable energies and CEO of Engie North America (Houston, USA), and was a member of the Engie Group Executive Committee.

In March 2021, she joined the Schneider Electric Group (Boston, USA), where she heads strategic projects for the company on energy transition.

Gwenaëlle Avice-Huet is a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum.

Ms. Avice-Huet is a Knight of the National Order of Merit.