Marcelo Scaglione is a graduate of the ENA - National School of Administration (France) and the Faculty of Economics of the Buenos Aires University (Argentina). Former senior official at the National Audit Office, Ministry of Economy and Finance (Argentina, 1989-1998), World Bank and Inter-American Development Bank senior consultant (Argentina and Venezuela, 1998-2002) and Deputy CEO of PlaNet Finance, along with Jacques Attali (France 2004-2007). He leaded the “Mediterranean Northern Africa Action Plan”, per the President of the European Commission’s request, as Development Officer of the European Council of Economic Cooperation (Southern Europe and Northern Africa, 2007-2008). Marcelo has been successively Deputy CEO and Chairman of the Board of the “Initiatives et Développements Group”, one of Europe's leading marketing customer-loyalty sector, where he confronted the challenges arising from companies in constant growth. Currently he is a senior consultant on Strategy and international Business Development. He is also a member of the Board of “Financités”, a capital-development fund chaired by Jacques Attali, which invests in young companies created in the unprivileged periphery neighborhoods of France. Former Professor at the University of Buenos Aires (Argentina) and jury and lecturer in French High Schools – ENA, ESCP-EAP, CNAM – Mr. Scaglione is a member of the “Club XXI Siècle”, the “ENA Alumni Association” and the international forum “Young Mediterranean Leaders”.