Description
After completing a technological baccalaureate, Maxime Baduel pursued engineering studies in sustainable development at École Centrale de Nantes, graduating in 2013. In 2018, he graduated from the École Nationale d’Administration (ENA) in European Public Affairs.
Maxime Baduel began his career at SNCF as a consultant responsible for supporting the transformation of the train driver profession, notably working on social dialogue within the railway operator.
He then continued his career at Société Générale, where he worked in particular on MiFID II regulations and the restructuring of ING Bank in Belgium.
As Director of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) at Groupe Les Échos, he became co-holder of the CSR Chair at the Collège Polytechnique International de Liège. In this capacity, he co-authored two publications: Mini Practical Guide to Corporate Social Responsibility and Management Through Trust and Impact.
In 2019, Maxime Baduel became Ministerial Adviser for Impact Investment to Christophe Itier, High Commissioner for the Social and Solidarity Economy and Social Innovation. He was subsequently appointed Adviser for the Social and Solidarity Economy to Olivia Grégoire.
In 2021, he founded Root Up, a network and consulting firm supporting social and solidarity economy organisations and purpose-driven companies in their transformation and sustainable development projects.
In 2022, he joined Solidarités Nouvelles pour le Logement, an organisation combating poverty through supported social housing, as Director General of the federation.
In November 2023, Maxime Baduel was appointed by presidential decree as Ministerial Delegate for the Social and Solidarity Economy, reporting to the Minister responsible for the Social and Solidarity Economy.
