Discreet by nature, Bertrand Vecten (MROS 99) was by no means predestined to become a legend when, back in the summer of 1996, the tip of his boat sped forward inching towards Olympic silver, in one of the closest-contested finals in rowing history.
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Fifty-year-old Jon Harr (MBA 05) comes from Oslo. After a career in engineering and then working as project director at the National Centre for Space Studies (French CNES) in Toulouse, he returned to Norway to head the Norwegian Space Agency. Since 2022, he has been Operations Director for Andøya Spaceport, the first spaceport to be established in continental Europe, located in the Vesterålen archipelago in northern Norway.
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Alexandra Renard is what is known as a special correspondent and she has been around the media block a few times. She started out working for a variety of broadcasting outlets, laying down her hat – figuratively speaking – at France 24, where she has worked as a video journalist and then special correspondent since 2006.
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Stéphanie’s path to date has been one of ups and downs. She was diagnosed with a rare neurodegenerative disease and Asperger’s syndrome and her family struggled to accept her differences.
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In 2021, Ramin Shahzamani was appointed CEO of War Child, an Amsterdam-based NGO that supports children affected by conflict around the world. Ramin, who has spent most of his career in the humanitarian sector, brings with him years of experience in international cooperation and fieldwork.
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When reached out to Henar Cabrera, she was living in Dublin and working as an International Customer Service Representative for Blue Nile, an American online jewellery retailer.
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Fulgence Ouedraogo is the tireless tackler and captain of the iconic Montpellier Hérault Rugby Club, in the South West of France.
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Amal hesitated before agreeing to an interview for our iconic alumni series. "I wasn’t sure that my profile would be a good fit because my story is messy, with some ups, but also lots of downs." She came on board when she realised that it would allow her to look back on her odyssey and document her journey to date.
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When the world-renowned composer welcomes us to his Chelsea home, his frustration is palpable. We meet during a phase of respite between two lockdowns, but theatres remain closed and he admits being as restless as a caged tiger.
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Dominique de Font-Réaulx has had a succession of high calibre positions within the most prestigious museums in France. She was curator of the Musée d’Orsay when in 2008, she had the opportunity to oversee the Louvre Abu Dhabi project; and in 2013, she became director of the Musée Eugène Delacroix.
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