Karine MaillardDeputy Head of the Economic Department and Economic Counsellor, French Embassy

As Economic Counsellor at the French Embassy in London, Karine Maillard is leading the activities of the sectoral unit, in particular the industrial, transport, sustainable development and digital sectors. She was previously Head of the office responsible for overseeing Business France and supporting exporters at the French Treasury. She has also worked as Economic Counsellor at France's representation to the OECD and as a financial attaché at the economic department of the French Embassy in Rome, as well as being a seconded national expert to the European Commission. She is a graduate of Sciences-Po Paris and holds a master's degree in local authority law and economics from the University of Aix-Marseille.