Éric Danon has divided his career between diplomacy and the private sector. He served as French Ambassador to Israel from 2019 to 2023, following several senior diplomatic appointments, including Deputy Political Director at the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs (2016–2019), Diplomatic Adviser to INTERPOL (2012–2013), Ambassador for Disarmament in Geneva (2008–2012), Chief of Staff to the Minister for Cooperation and Francophonie (1999–2000), and Deputy Director for Security (1995–1999), where he was responsible for the diplomatic aspects of counterterrorism and the fight against organized crime.
In the private sector, he worked at Aérospatiale before taking over his family’s agri-food import-export business. He subsequently founded his own consulting and high-technology companies. Today, he works as an international consultant specializing in geostrategy, defense, and security.
A graduate of the École Normale Supérieure (1977–1982), he qualified as an agrégé in Physics (1980) and graduated from Sciences Po Paris (1983) and the École Nationale d’Administration – ENA (1984–1986). He currently teaches the geopolitics of conflict at several French universities and institutions, including in Paris, Nice Côte d’Azur, La Roche-sur-Yon, and Sciences Po Lille.
