Patrick Artus

Chief Economist, NATIXIS

Patrick Artus is the chief economist of NATIXIS and a professor of economics at Ecole Polytechnique and at University Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne.

He began his career in 1975 where his work included economic forecasting and modelization. He worked at the OECD in 1980 and then became Head of Research at the ENSAE. In 1982, he taught a seminar on research at Paris Dauphine.

Mr. Artus has taught at a number of Universities including, Dauphine, ENSAE, Centre des Hautes Etudes de l’Armement, Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées and HEC Lausanne.

He was named “Economist of the Year” in 1996 by “Nouvel Economiste.” He is a member of the council of economic advisors to the French Prime Minister and a member of the Board at Total and Ipsos.

Mr. Artus is a graduate of Ecole Polytechnique, Ecole Nationale de la Statistique et de l’Adminstration Economique and of Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris.