Fabrice Jaumont

2019 Keynote Speaker

Fabrice Jaumont holds a Ph.D. in International Education from New York University. He is the author of Unequal Partners: American Foundations and Higher Education Development in Africa which focuses on the role of philanthropy in education, and of The Bilingual Revolution: The Future of Education is in Two Languages, also available in French. Fabrice Jaumont is a Senior Fellow and Principal Investigator at Fondation Maison des Sciences de l’Homme (Paris, FRANCE). His research project entitled ‘Global Philanthropy and Education in the Age of Knowledge Societies’ aims to highlight the role of global philanthropy in development assistance through the specific relationship of international foundations with private and public universities, research institutes, cultural centers, schools and continuing education in Africa. A native of France, Fabrice Jaumont moved to the United States in 1997. After serving as an education liaison for the French Consulate in Boston and then as assistant principal at the International School of Boston, he moved to New York in 2001. He is currently the Program Officer for FACE Foundation and the Education Attaché for the Embassy of France to the United States.