David Vaillant is Global Head of Finance, Strategy and Participations and Executive Board member at BNP Paribas Asset Management. Formerly Head of Banking for EMEA at BNP Paribas CIB/CF, he began his career as a lawyer at Skadden and later joined Banque de France. A graduate of HEC, Sciences Po, and EHESS/ENS, he teaches sustainable finance at HEC Paris. David chairs the International Woodland Company and co-directed the HEC Alumni White Paper on biodiversity. He is a member of the IAPB, a Young Leader of the French-American Foundation, and a Future Leader of the IFF.