Nicolas Hazard

Nicolas Hazard
Born (1982-04-15) 15 April 1982 (age 42)
France
EducationSciences Po Paris
HEC Paris
Sorbonne University
Freie Universität

Nicolas Hazard is a French entrepreneur and the founder and chairman of INCO.

Biography

Education

Nicolas Hazard graduated from HEC Paris and earned a Master in Public Affairs degree from Sciences-Po Paris.[1]

Entrepreneur

Nicolas Hazard advocates for the development of a new economy that is environmentally sustainable and socially responsible.[2] In 2011, he founded the Comptoir de l'Innovation, the first impact fund in France, which has invested in over 120 social enterprises across the country. Additionally, he created the INCO group, which acquired the Comptoir de l'Innovation in 2017, and expanded its operations to 150 countries with the aim of creating a new, inclusive, and sustainable economy. Through investment activities (INCO Ventures), incubation (INCO Incubators), and training for future jobs aimed at vulnerable populations (INCO Academy), the group has become one of the global leaders in social entrepreneurship.[3]

In 2012, Nicolas Hazard created Impact², known as the "Davos"[4] of social entrepreneurship, which is now held every year at the City Hall in Paris and hosts more than 1,500 economic and political leaders, from 50 countries.

In 2016, he founded CALSO, INCO's local subsidiary in the United States, with the objective of bringing French social expertise to the US, particularly through the creation of social enterprises. He implemented training and support programs for former inmates to help them work in the kitchens of tech giants like Google. Additionally, he developed a drone pilot training program for unemployed veterans.

In addition, Nicolas Hazard is committed to those who wish to make positive change within their local communities.[5] He has developed and launched a network of co-working and incubator spaces to allow solutions from rural areas to scale-up for global impact. In 2020, the first « Residence » was launched in Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges.[6]

Special advisor

Since July 2020, Nicolas Hazard has been special adviser in charge of the social and solidarity economy at the European Commission, reporting to President Ursula Van der Leyen and Commissioner for Employment and Social Rights Nicolas Schmit.[7]

In 2018, he worked with Professor Muhammad Yunus to implement a social business program.[8] He advised Benoît Hamon on entrepreneurship for his 2017 presidential campaign,[9] and launched the first training program for drone pilots alongside Valérie Pécresse in partnership with the Île-de-France region.[10] He has also worked alongside Alain Juppé, Romano Prodi[11] and Hillary Clinton.[12]

Awards

Publications

  • Capitalism for all, 20 enterprises that change the world, Edit the World, 2013[17]
  • L'entreprise du XXIe siècle sera sociale ou ne sera pas, Rue de l'échiquier Editions, 2012
  • La Ruée des Licornes, Lemieux Editions, 2017[18]
  • Appel à la guérilla mondiale, Débats Publics Editions, 2019[19]
  • Le bonheur est dans le village : 30 solutions qui viennent de nos campagnes, Flammarion Editions, 2021[20]

Nicolas Hazard regularly contributes to the daily French newspaper Le Monde,[21] as well as the Guardian[22] and the Stanford Social Innovation Review.[23]

Notes and references

  1. ^ Po, Alumni Sciences. "l'Association des Sciences-Po - Fiche profil". www.sciences-po.asso.fr. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
  2. ^ "I'm talking about business" - Nicolas Hazard on Sky News Australia, retrieved 2021-09-21
  3. ^ "Nicolas Hazard: "Prenons le maquis pour inventer le monde de demain"". LEFIGARO (in French). 17 April 2019. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
  4. ^ "Le " Davos " parisien de l'entrepreneuriat social". Le Monde.fr (in French). 3 April 2015. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
  5. ^ "La campagne pourrait-elle détrôner la ville?". LEFIGARO (in French). 6 April 2021. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
  6. ^ "Les start-up écolo-rurales auront leur Villa Médicis dans les Pyrénées". LEFIGARO (in French). 29 August 2019. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
  7. ^ "Nicolas Hazard va porter l'économie sociale et solidaire au niveau européen". La Croix. 24 July 2020.
  8. ^ Cosic, Miriam (2017-03-29). "'We are all entrepreneurs': Muhammad Yunus on changing the world, one microloan at a time". the Guardian. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
  9. ^ "Ce que traduit l'organigramme de l'équipe de campagne de Hamon". www.rtl.fr (in French). Retrieved 2021-09-21.
  10. ^ à 19h18, Par Mathilde Ragot Le 9 octobre 2017 (2017-10-09). "Ces Franciliens sont devenus pilotes de drones". leparisien.fr (in French). Retrieved 2021-09-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ "Nicolas Hazard, le golden boy de la finance sociale". L'Obs (in French). 12 February 2017. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
  12. ^ Eschapasse, Baudouin (2017-03-30). "Un financier au service de l'économie sociale et solidaire". Le Point (in French). Retrieved 2021-09-21.
  13. ^ "Nicolas Hazard". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
  14. ^ "Nicolas Hazard - French-American Foundation". French-American Foundation. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
  15. ^ "Young Leaders | Conseil Franco-Britannique". Franco British Council (in French). Retrieved 2018-01-30.
  16. ^ "Announcing the 2017 SXSW Community Service Awards Honorees". SXSW. 2016-12-15. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
  17. ^ "Nicolas Hazard - Speakerpedia, Discover & Follow a World of Compelling Voices". speakerpedia.com. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
  18. ^ "Start-up : les "licornes" promettent-elles un monde meilleur ? - France 24". France 24 (in French). 2017-05-11. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
  19. ^ Hazard, Nicolas. Appel à la guérilla mondiale. Paris.
  20. ^ Hazard, Nicolas. "Le bonheur est dans le village de Nicolas Hazard - Editions Flammarion". editions.flammarion.com (in French). Retrieved 2021-09-21.
  21. ^ "" Made in France social " : Upcycle, le nouveau champignon de Paris !". Le Monde.fr (in French). 2015-03-17. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
  22. ^ Hazard, Nicolas (2013-02-19). "Can French social enterprise succeed globally?". the Guardian. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
  23. ^ "Jobs for Better Health (SSIR)". ssir.org. Retrieved 2021-09-21.