About Friends of Notre-Dame de Paris

Byline BIO: Michel Picaud is President of Friends of Notre-Dame de Paris, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to raising funds to accelerate the restoration of the iconic Paris cathedral. The group is the official public charity leading the cathedral’s international fundraising efforts for rebuilding and restoration. Visit FriendsOfNotreDameDeParis.org.

Broadcast BIO: Our guest today is Michel Picaud [say me-SHELL peek-OH, President of Friends of Notre-Dame de Paris — the official public charity leading the cathedral’s international fundraising efforts for rebuilding and restoration. Welcome to the program, Michel.

Full BIO: Michel Picaud is President of Friends of Notre-Dame de Paris, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to raising funds to accelerate the restoration of the iconic Paris cathedral. The group is the official public charity leading the cathedral’s international fundraising efforts for rebuilding and restoration.

Prior to that, he served as COO for International Markets of the Demos Group, one of the main European learning and development companies, and as President and CEO of HR Access Solutions, a leading Human Resources software provider and part of Fidelity Investments.

Michel was also SVP for Orange Business Services/Equant and CEO of Alcatel Réseaux d'Entreprise. He worked for the Bosch Telecom Group in France and Germany. He is a graduate of Ecole Polytechnique Paris, Mines ParisTech, and Telecom ParisTech.

Michel is married and is the proud father of four sons and two daughters, and grandfather to one granddaughter. Visit FriendsOfNotreDameDeParis.org.