Jérôme Schmitt

Jérôme Schmitt has a diverse and extensive work experience. Jérôme is currently a Senior Fellow at the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment. Prior to this, they served as the Chairman of C-4ward and held the position of Non-Executive Director at Serica Energy plc and Bramble Energy Limited. Jérôme also worked as a Mentor in the Climate stream at Creative Destruction Lab, where they supported founders in developing sustainable and impactful solutions.

Their most notable role was at Total, where they held multiple senior leadership positions, including Senior Vice President of M&A, Senior Vice President of Carbon Neutral Businesses, and Senior Vice President of Sustainable Development & Environment. Jérôme also served as the Group Treasurer, Head of Investor Relations, and Director of Corporate M&A at Total, among other roles.

In addition to their career in the energy sector, Jérôme Schmitt was also the Chairman of the Executive Committee at OGCI (Oil and Gas Climate Initiative). Jérôme started their career at Accenture France as a Consultant in change management and worked at Coface as a Regional representative in South East Asia.

Overall, Jérôme Schmitt has demonstrated their expertise in sustainable investment, energy, and climate-related initiatives throughout their career.

Jérôme Schmitt holds a Civil Mining Engineer degree from St-Etienne, though the specific start and end years are not provided. Jérôme also pursued Executive coaching at ESCP Business School, and completed a Board directors certificate in Corporate Governance at Sciences Po Executive Education from 2022 to 2023.