Stéphane is the founder of the “La 27e Région”, a think and do-tank launched in 2008. He has a background in management and social innovation. After a few years in big companies, he left and worked as a civil servant in local governments, such as the Limousin Regional Government. He became an associate in a consultant agency dedicated to public organisations, and worked with a think-tank focused on the digital transformation of the society (FING), before launching La 27e Région in 2008. He is the author of many books and reports in the public sector innovation field. German Marshall Fund Fellow 2005