Patrick Pouyanné is a French businessperson who has been at the head of 7 different companies. Currently, he occupies the position of Chairman for United Way L'Alliance.

He is also on the board of Capgemini SE, Ecole Polytechnique and Association Française des Entreprises Privées and Chairman & Chief Executive Officer for Total SE.

In his past career Mr. Pouyanné held the position of Chairman at Total Raffinage Chimie, Chairman of Total E&P Recherche Développement SAS, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Total E&P New Ventures, Inc., Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Total E&P Activites Petrolieres SA, Chairman of Total Petrochemicals & Refining SA and Senior Vice President-Strategy at Total E & P Qatar.

He received an undergraduate degree from Ecole Polytechnique and an undergraduate degree from École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris.