Cassandre Pignon has over 20 years of experience in public policy and development across multiple countries, most notably in the Middle East and Africa. She has held leadership, program management, and technical advisory roles with McKinsey, the Tony Blair Institute, and the United Nations, where she worked closely with Ministers and Heads of Government. A former IDinsight Partner, Interim Africa lead, and Africa COO, she built IDinsight’s offices and presence in West and North Africa as Regional Executive Director. Today, Cassandre is the Head of Programmes for Cartier Philanthropy, where she also oversees the education and early childhood development portfolio. Her focus is on school readiness and foundational literacy and numeracy. Cassandre holds a Master of Engineering from the Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées and a MPA from Harvard Kennedy School.