Karim Tadjeddine And His Parents Are Originally From Algeria But Lives In France

Global Leader of the Economic and Social Development Domain Karim Tadjeddine’s parents have supported him since childhood.

Tadjeddine is a partner in McKinsey’s Paris office, where he leads the Public sector service. He is also one of the leaders of the Financial Institution Groupe Practice in France. 

Highlights

• Karim Tadjeddine worked at the Treasury Directorate of the Ministry of Finance before meeting McKinsey. 
• He received an engineering degree despite being born into a middle-class family. 
• Tadjeddine loves spending time with his family and friends in Provence and the Mediterranean coast. 

As a specialist in growth strategy and large-scale change management, he has led extensive transformation programs, redesigned group strategies, redesigned organizations, and underwent operational restructuring. 

Moreover, he is an economic development expert who advises government and public operators in Europe and Africa to implement national and sector-level economic policies. 

He is a former member of several committees (Evaluation France Strategie, Prefiguration Ecole Affaires Publiques).

Moreover, he was the rapporteur of the Commission de Liberation de la Croissance Francaise, which the French president charged in 2007 and 2010 to produce an agenda for structural reforms in the country. 

Before joining McKinsey, Karim served at the Treasury Directorate of the Ministry of Finance. 

Karim Tadjeddine’s Parents Are Of Algerian-French Ethnicity

49-year-old Karim Tadjeddine was born in 1975 in Paris, Île-de-France, to middle-class parents. 

His parents live in France, but their ancestors originated from Algeria. Tadjeddine and his family celebrate French and Algerian culture and festivals. 

Although Tadjeddine has not revealed his parent’s names, they have provided him with a better education and fulfilled all his basic needs. 

Avant de rejoindre #McKinseyGate, Karim Tadjeddine a travaillé à la Direction du Trésor au Ministère des Finances.
Le 18 mars devant les sénateurs, il affirmait “Je le dis très nettement : nous payons l’impôt sur les sociétés en France …”
Coïncidence ?https://t.co/xBkvfUTOfc pic.twitter.com/hw2Nq8bTU9

— CGT TUIFRANCE (@CgtTuifrance) March 26, 2022

 

Born into a middle-class family, Karim Tadjeddine’s parents managed to send him to Ecole Polytechnique to pursue his career in engineering. 

He has also been involved in developing bridges and roads and has a postgraduate degree in Economics. 

However, Karim is not active on social media handles, so only limited information about him and his parents has been revealed. 

His parents are proud of him as he has supported government agencies, development banks, financial institutions and investment funds, foundations, and corporations to scale up impact programs. 

#CHUT!🇫🇷⚖️Le Parquet national financier a ouvert une info judiciaire sur le soutien d’une vingtaine de consultants à #Emmanuel_Macron lors de sa campagne de 2017. Au cœur de ces investigations, les services rendus par l’ex-patron du secteur public de #McKinsey, Karim Tadjeddine. pic.twitter.com/E0yzZKVOYA

— VALLÉE Jean-Claude (@jclvallee1) February 9, 2023

 

Outside his works, he enjoys reading essays and literature and spending time in Provence and the Mediterranean coast, especially with his family and friends. 

Karim lives with his parents in Paris, but it is unclear whether he has a wife and children. 

Additional Information

• He has published articles on economic development, social inclusiveness, and environmental transitions, particularly “Inequality: A persisting challenge and its implications,” present at the B7 Summit 2019. 
• Since 2016, Karim has invested as a business angel in more than 15 start-ups, focusing on environmental transition and social impact. 
• He is a former co-founder and leader of the Public, Health, and Social Sectors for France and Francophone Africa.