Maxime Lefebvre

Maxime Lefebvre is a Permanent Affiliate Professor at ESCP Business School (Paris campus), specializing in international relations and European policy. He serves as the scientific director of the MSc 'International Business & Diplomacy' program. Previously, he held roles as a career diplomat, including ambassador to the OSCE in Vienna, and served in Berlin, Brussels, and France's strategic affairs cabinet. His expertise spans Balkan and Russian relations, ENA international relations leadership, and policy planning.

• Affiliations: ESCP Business School (since 2022), OSCE, French Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Key Roles: Teaching international relations, advising on European strategy, diplomatic postings in EU institutions

His research focuses on geopolitics, EU foreign policy, and diplomacy, with numerous publications in books and journals. He actively bridges academic and governmental sectors through his dual career.