Agathe Destresse

Agathe is a Manager for the Clean Industrial Transformation team, focusing on green industrialisation and securing critical raw materials for the energy transition. Before this role, she was a Senior Associate in the Transport and French Programmes, where she worked on the electrification of transport and critical raw material supply chains.

Before joining ECF in June 2021, Agathe served as a Corporate Public Affairs Manager at Air Liquide, a global leader in gases, technologies, and services for industry and health. She also spent two years in Johannesburg, where she opened Edap TMS’s African office, a company active in the field of therapeutic ultrasound. Earlier in her career, Agathe worked as an Environment and Energy Public Affairs Officer at Renault, one of the world’s largest car manufacturers.

Agathe has a strong interest in political and institutional issues. She studied law at Panthéon-Assas, holds a master’s degree in Journalism from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) in Australia, and earned a master’s in International Relations from ILERI and Grenoble University.

Outside of work, Agathe is passionate about travelling with her dog and creating ceramic sculptures.