Marie-Françoise Walbaum is on the board of Thales SA and 4 other companies.

She previously occupied the position of Director General at S.I.C.A.V. Societa' Italiana Carboni Attivi Vegetali SRL, Chief Executive Officer of Patrick Du Bouzet SA and Chief Executive Officer-Mutual Funds Portfolio at BNP Paribas SA and Managing Director at Compagnie d'Investissements de Paris (a subsidiary of BNP Paribas SA).

She received an undergraduate degree from Université Paris Nanterre.