Jean Pisani-Ferry (born July 28, 1951) is a French economist and public policy expert. He served as Commissioner General for Policy Planning under Prime Minister Manuel Valls. He is also a professor at the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin.
Prior to this appointment, he was Director of Bruegel, the Brussels-based economic think tank. He was also a professor of economics with Université Paris-Dauphine.Since 2010, he has written monthly columns for international media organization Project Syndicate.

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