Isabelle Ealet (born c. 1963) is a French businesswoman and

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who served as the global head of

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' securities division from 2007 to 2018. She served as an advisor on commerce to the French embassy in London.

Early life and education

Ealet was born to Colonel Edouard Ealet, an Officier in the

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, the

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and the

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. Ealet said that her father instilled in her his “taste for challenge, independence and devotion to his country”. Her grandfather, Albert Franchini, was Chevalier in the Ordre national du Mérite.13 January Isabelle Ealet
/ref> Growing up, Ealet aspired to be a pilot in the

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. She graduated from Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Marseille in 1982 before attending the

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(Sciences Po).

Personal

Ealet is married to John Corbani. They have two children.

Career

After graduating she began working at French oil company,

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, as a product distributor. Her experience in the

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prompted

to recruit her as an oil products trader in 1991. Ten years later, aged 37, she was promoted to firm partner and in 2007, she was asked to lead the company's

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division. Nicknamed the "Queen of Commodities" she transitioned the firm to the

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during the late 2000s and early 2010s. At the time of her departure in 2018, she was one of four women on Goldman's 30-person management team.

Awards and honors

* In 2015, she was awarded the insignia of Chevalier in the ' Ordre national de la Légion d’Honneur' (Legion of Honour).

References

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Early life and education

Personal

Career

Awards and honors

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