Jean-Michel Sévérino is a French businessperson who has been at the helm of 10 different companies. Presently, he occupies the position of Non-Executive Chairman of Impact Investment Trust Plc, CEO at Investisseurs & Partenaires SARL, Chairman at I&P Afrique Entrepreneurs (a subsidiary of Investisseurs & Partenaires SARL) and Chairman at EBI SA.

He is also Member of Académie des Technologies, Manager at éMergences Développement and Member of Emerging Countries Private Equity Association and on the board of 13 other companies.

In the past he occupied the position of Chairman for Institut d’Étude du Développement Économique et Social, Chairman at French Partnership for Water, Chairman for Société De Promotion Et De Développement De L'Aéroport SARL, Chairman for Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, Vice Chairman at Comité National Français, Associate Professor at Centre D’études Et De Recherches Sur Le Développement Internat, Chairman for PROPARCO SA, Chief Executive Officer at Agence Française de Développement, Vice President-East Asia Region at The World Bank (United Kingdom) and Member of Académie des Technologies.

He received an undergraduate degree from Ecole Nationale d'Administration, a graduate degree from Institut d'Études Politiques d'Aix-en-Provence, a graduate degree from ESCP Europe Campus Paris and an undergraduate degree from Sciences Po.