| 1969 | Bachelor, Ancient History», Université Paris I Sorbonne, Paris |
| 1971 | Graduate, Institut d Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po), major in « Politics, Economy and Social Sciences » |
| | Graduate, Centre de Formation des Journalistes, Paris |
| 1972-1976 | Assistant Researcher, Centre de Recherches en Sciences Sociales du Travail (CRESST - Université de Paris Sud) |
| 1973 | MA in Political Sciences, Sciences Po, Paris |
| 1974 | Salzburg Seminar, American Studies |
| 1974-1976 | Professor, ADSSA (Association pour le Développement des Sciences Sociales Appliquées) |
| since 1976 | Docent, Master of Advanced Studies, Sociology, Sciences Po, Paris |
| 1976-1978 | Researcher, Centre de Sociologie des Organisations (CSO- CNRS) |
| 1977 | Responsible for seminar, ENA |
| 1977-1978 | Professor, Collège d Europe, Bruges |
| 1978-1985 | Researcher, CNRS, affiliated to CSO |
| since 1980 | Professor, CEDEP |
| 1984-1990 | Visiting Professor, School of Social Sciences, University of California Irvine (UCI) |
| 1985-1990 | Researcher, CNRS, Groupe d'Analyses des Politiques Publiques (GAPP) |
| 1987 | Visiting professor, University of Montevideo |
| 1990 | Visiting professor, Graduate School of Management, University of California Irvine (UCI) |
| 1990-1994 | CEO, Groupe STRATEMA, then when this latter merged with SMG, CEO of Groupe SMG S.A, French subsidiary of the Swedish group SIFO |
| 1992-1999 | Visiting Professor, INSEAD |
| 1994-1995 | Back to Researcher, affiliated to GAPP |
| 1994-2001 | Consultant |
| 1997-1999 | Adjunct Professor, Management, School of Business, Indiana University, Kelley |
| 1999 | Founder and manager, Sifolux SA |
| 1999-2000 | Professor of management (part-time) at the Kelley School of Business Indiana University |
| 1999-2001 | Affiliate Professor, psycho-sociology of organizations, INSEAD |
| 2001-2005 | CEO, Mercer Delta France, scientific adviser, Mercer Companies in France. |
| since 2005 | Consultant |
| since 2011 | Academic Director, CEDEP (European Centre for Executive Development, INSEAD Campus) |
