Michel Tanoé

Country Chair For Cote d'Ivoire

Michel Tanoé is a financial analyst In Abidjan, Ivory Coast and a former financial auditor at ECM AFRICA and banker at Atijariwafa Bank.

Michel is deeply passionate about sports, history, geopolitics and especially development and education in Africa. He is one of the four co-founders of Alayi Foundation, an association that renovates classrooms in rural areas and raises awareness of the importance of education in Ivory Coast.

Michel is currently pursuing an Executive Master of Engineering Finance at ISM Paris and also graduated in Bachelor of Banking from the French Training Center For Banking and University Felix Houphouet Boigny in Ivory Coast.

Michel has served as the right hand of Franck Kié, former Curator of the Abidjan Hub of the Global Shapers Community, an initiative from the World Economic Forum led by young people 20 to 30, who are exceptional in their potential, their achievements, and their drive to make a contribution to their communities.