Clara Chappaz

Clara Chappaz
Chappaz in 2023
Minister Delegate for Artificial Intelligence and Digital Technologies[a]
Incumbent
Assumed office 21 September 2024
Prime Minister	Michel Barnier François Bayrou
Preceded by	Marina Ferrari
Personal details
Born	(1989-06-14) 14 June 1989 (age 35)
Alma mater	ESSEC Business School (MS) Harvard Business School (MBA)[1]

Clara Chappaz (born 14 June 1989) is a French businesswoman and politician who has been serving as Minister Delegate for artificial intelligence and digital technologies in the government of Michel Barnier and the government of François Bayrou since 2024.

Career

From 2021 to 2024, Chappaz served as director of French Tech,[2] and from 2019 to 2021, she was a director of Vestiaire Collective.[3] She previously served as director general of Zalora, starting in 2015.[4]

On 21 September 2024, she became secretary of state for artificial intelligence and digital technologies in the government of Michel Barnier. [4] On 21 October 2024, while in office, she gave birth to her second child.[5]

After the Barnier government was toppled by a motion of no confidence, she retained her portfolio in the government of François Bayrou on 23 December 2024, while being promoted as a Minister Delegate.[6]

Notes

1. as Secretary of State from 21 September to 23 December 2024

References

1. https://sanfrancisco.consulfrance.org/clara-chappaz-minister-in-charge-of-artificial-intelligence-and-digital-affairs
2. "Avec Clara Chappaz, la France se dote pour la première fois d'un secrétariat d'État à l'Intelligence artificielle" (in French). TF1 Info. 22 September 2024.
3. "Clara Chappaz, patronne de la mission "French Tech", nommée secrétaire d'État au Numérique" (in French). BFM TV. 21 September 2024.
4. "Clara Chappaz est nommée secrétaire d'État en charge de l'IA et du Numérique" (in French). AEF info. 21 September 2024.
5. "« Tout le monde va bien » : la secrétaire d'État Clara Chappaz est de nouveau maman" (in French). Le Parisien. 21 October 2024.
6. "IA et Numérique : Clara Chappaz prend du galon à Bercy" (in French). La Tribune. 24 December 2024.