Raoul Salomon is a Managing Director at Barclays; he is the France CEO and the Co-Head of Markets for Barclays Europe.
Mr. Salomon was appointed as Managing Director in January 2006 after joining Barclays Capital in February 1996 from Caisse des Depots et Consignation where he was an economist in charge of the French economy and a trader on STRIPS. Prior to Caisse des Depots et Consignation, Mr. Salomon worked in research in econometrics at the World Bank in Washington DC.
At Barclays Capital, Mr. Salomon was a trader on the French government bonds curve from 1996 to 2000, after which he became a member of the France Sales team and the management team.
Mr. Salomon holds a Diploma from Ecole Nationale de la Statistique et de l’Administration Economique and a Masters in Games Theory. He was a lecturer in maths, statistics, econometrics, micro – macro economics and financial markets at the University of Paris 1, HEC, ENSAE and continues to lecture at Sciences Po. He is the Chairman of Alliance pour une Gestion Solidaire, Cris Cancer France and Dessines Moi Un Mouton. He is a member of the board at Papoto and is also involved in several affirmative actions for equal education opportunities.