Cécile Renouard is Director of the CODEV (Companies and Development) Research Programme at the Institute for Research and Education on Negotiation (IRENE) at ESSEC Business School in Paris. She is also Professor of political philosophy and social ethics at the Jesuit University of Paris (Centre Sèvres), and teaches at the engineering school École des Mines de Paris, Essec Business School, and Sciences-Po. She is the president of the Campus de la Transition.

She holds a Doctorate in Political Philosophy from École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales in Paris, as well as a Master of Science in Management from ESSEC Business School and a Master of Arts in Theology from Centre Sèvres (Paris).

She is the author of several books and papers on ethics, social and ecological justice, liberalism, and corporate responsibilities. She is a member of the scientific board of the FNH Foundation (Fondation pour la nature et pour l’homme) and has been a member of the board of the French Development Agency (AFD).