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Florent Baarsch

Founder

Fondateur & CEO at Finres

Paris, Île-de-France, France

FoundedFinres

About

Florent Baarsch is the founder and CEO of finres. He has worked in the field of resilience for more than 15 years and previously held senior economist roles at the World Bank and the United Nations. His scientific work has accumulated over 2,600 citations.

Fondateur & CEO at Finres

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Finres's investors · 4

AFI VenturesParis · $108K – $550K checksIlluminate FinancialLondon · $1M – $8M checksKima VenturesParis · $50K – $5M checksSpeedinvestVienna · $5M – $30M checks · since 2023

Experience

  1. finresFounder & CEOcurrent2019 — present
  2. PIK - Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact ResearchGuest Researchercurrent2015 — presentPotsdam Area, Germany
  3. International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)Senior Environmental and Climate Economist2019Home-based
  4. International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)Senior Environmental and Climate Economist2019Rome Area, Italy
  5. International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)Environmental and Climate Economist2017 — 2018Rome Area, Italy
  6. The World BankConsultant2019
  7. Ifo Institute – Leibniz Institute for Economic ResearchGuest Researcher2015 — 2019Munich Area, Germany
  8. Climate AnalyticsHead of Climate Economics team2016 — 2017Berlin Area, Germany
  9. Climate AnalyticsEconomist2013 — 2017Berlin Area, Germany
  10. DIW Berlin - German Institute for Economic ResearchVisiting Researcher2012 — 2013Berlin Area, Germany
  11. CliMatesCentral Research Team Associate2012 — 2013Paris Area, France
  12. Aix-Marseille School of EconomicsResearch Assistant2012
  13. CICERO - Centre for International Climate and Environmental Research OsloResearch Assistant2011Oslo Area, Norway
  14. Le MondeGuest blogger2009 — 2011
  15. Government of Tuvalu / Local NGOsLegal / Adaptation advisor junior2010
  16. REFEDDPresident2008 — 2009Paris Area, France

Skills & more

Capacity Building18International Relations32Economics9Sustainable Development63Climate8Blogging3Climate Change73Research16Environmental Policy14

Languages English · French · German · Portuguese

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Florent Baarsch?
Florent Baarsch is the founder and CEO of finres. He has worked in the field of resilience for more than 15 years and previously held senior economist roles at the World Bank and the United Nations. His scientific work has accumulated over 2,600 citations.
Where does Florent Baarsch work?
Florent Baarsch is Fondateur & CEO of Finres.
What companies did Florent Baarsch found?
Florent Baarsch founded Finres.
Where did Florent Baarsch go to school?
Florent Baarsch studied at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (Doctoral studies, Climate Economics); Université Jean Moulin (Lyon III) (Master, Law).

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Shared employers

Also worked at PIK - Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research2

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Also worked at International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)6

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Also worked at Le Monde1

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