- Graduated from Polytechnic School (1973) and National School of Statistics and Economic Administration in 1977
- Various operational and technical responsibilities at EDF in its main business lines (pre-2001)
- Director of Hydraulic Production and Renewable Energies at EDF. President of SHEMA, EDF's small hydro production subsidiary (2001-2003)
- Director of Environment and Sustainable Development, EDF Group (2003-2019).
- Member of the Académie des Technologies
- Member of the Board of Directors of Weather & Climate
- Member of the UN SDSN Leadership Council (Sustainable Development Solution Network created by the United Nations and led by Jeffrey Sachs to propose an operational approach to the SDGs to complement the High Level Panel) since 2012
- Vice-President of IDDRI, Institut du Développement Durable et des Relations Internationales since 2013
- Member of the JPI Climate Transdisciplinary Advisory Board
- Associate member of the Conseil Général de l'Economie (General Council for the Economy)
- Member of the EDF Group Scientific Council
- Member of the Supervisory Board of Caisse des Dépôts since December 24, 2020
Claude Karpman Nahon
Qualified person appointed by the State