François Valentin
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Studied at Schwarzman Scholarship
Worked at Onward UK
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Work Experience
Senior Researcher
Onward UK
November 2022 - June 2024
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Led the Social Fabric unit and managed a team of two researchers and an intern, produced 8 policy reports in 18 months Owned the end-to-end delivery of an 80-page national youth civic service policy proposal, including data design, polling (6K+ respondents and three focus groups), and direct interviews with policymakers. It gained bipartisan support and became central policy in the 2024 Conservative manifesto Represented Onward in media interviews (BBC Radio, the Times), roundtables and conferences with Ministers and MPs
Chief of Staf
Legislative Campaign
May 2022 - July 2022
Recruited and directed a 150-person campaign team, flipping Paris’s 14th district for the first time since 1958 with a 53% victory margin. Benjamin Haddad now serves as France’s deputy Minister for European Affairs Led press relations, coordinated the organisation of campaign rallies and secured the attendance of VIP supporters Briefed the candidate for over 30 private meetings, 15 media interviews and six rallies in less than six weeks Designed and implemented data-driven voter engagement strategies, boosting turnout by 5% in key districts
Researcher
Eurasia Group
August 2018 - March 2020
Provided political risk analysis for clients, assessing regulatory risks and policy shifts in the EU and UK Developed a weekly political intelligence report on France guiding Open Society Foundation’s in country strategy Co-authored Eurasia’s daily global affairs intelligence brief, directly informing the decision-making of 30K investors
Education
Schwarzman Scholarship
Master of Management in Global Affairs
2024 - 2025
Research project: “A Brussels effect in China? The impact of the EU’s tech regulation on the Chinese AI industry” Selected as one of 150 global leaders (out of 4,200 applicants) to join the 9th cohort of Schwarzman Scholars (full-ride scholarship) Selected as one of the top 100 authors worldwide in the St. Gallen Symposium Global Essay Competition Have helped 5 people in their applications to the Schwarzman with a 60% success rate
Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po)
Master of Public Policy
2019 - 2021
Coursework: French and EU Administrative Law, Public Finances, International Finance
Georgetown University
Bachelor of Science, International Politcs
2014 - 2018
Selected for the Dean's list five semesters out of seven, studied abroad at the University of St. Andrews GPA: 3.65; SAT: 2230/2400, USA Rugby Academic Roll (2016), Georgetown rugby captain (2018)
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