Thierry Déau is Meridiam’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. He founded Meridiam, an independent investment Benefit Corporation, specialized in the development, financing, and management of long-term and sustainable infrastructure projects in 2005, with the belief that the alignment of interests between the public and private sector can provide critical solutions to the collective needs of communities. Managing over €23 Billion of assets, the firm has to date 130 projects under development, construction or in operation.

Prior to Meridiam, Thierry worked for France’s Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations where he held several positions with its engineering and development subsidiary Egis Projects, moving up from project manager, then director for concession projects to his appointment as Chief Executive Officer in 2001.

Thierry Déau graduated from Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées engineering School.