Thierry Déau

Founder, Chief Executive Officer

Thierry Déau is Meridiam’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. He founded Meridiam, an independent investment Benefit Corporation, specialized in the development, financing, and management of long-term and sustainable infrastructure projects in 2005, with the belief that the alignment of interests between the public and private sector can provide critical solutions to the collective needs of communities. Managing over $22 Billion of assets, the firm has to date more than 125 projects under development, construction or in operation.

Meridiam currently holds offices in Paris, Istanbul, Addis Ababa, Dakar, Luxembourg, Amman, Vienna, Libreville, Johannesburg and Washington DC and, is a leading investor in public infrastructure across Europe, North America and Africa.

Prior to Meridiam, Thierry worked for France’s Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations (CDC) where he held several positions with its engineering and development subsidiary Egis Projects, moving up from project manager, then director for concession projects to his appointment as Chief Executive Officer in 2001.

Thierry is currently a Board Member of Fondation des Ponts, Board Member of the Friends of the Paris Opera (AROP), Chairman of the Établissement public du Palais de la Porte Dorée, Founder of the Africa Infrastructure fellowship program (AIFP), Founding Member of the Sustainable Development Investment Partnership (SDIP) of the World Economic Forum, Chairman of the Long-term Infrastructure Investors Association (LTIIA), Chairman of the Fast Infra Group (FIG), Chairman of UP for Humanness and President of the Archery Foundation, which supports young talents from underprivileged areas in France in their personal and professional development.

Thierry Déau graduated from École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées engineering School.

 

Thierry Déau

Founder, Chief Executive Officer

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