Alain GODARD

Alain Godard is EIF Chief Executive since January 2020. He has been appointed to this role following his successful track record as Director General and Chief Risk Officer at the European Investment Bank (EIB), during which he had major contributions to:

• The design and implementation of the Investment Plan for Europe (IPE) and the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI, in 2015).
• The development and management of the EIB’s loan programme in the context of the EU’s financial assistance to euro area countries (2011).
• The establishment of the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) and the European Stability Mechanism (ESM, in 2010).

He is founder and since 2008, co-chair of Global Emerging Markets (GEMs), an international consortium of multilateral development banks, international financial institutions and national promotional banks, promoting investments in emerging countries by sharing expertise and financial data.

He holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Finance and an MBA from the ICN Business School, DEC, and alumni of the International Institute for Management Development (IMD).