Philippe Toussaint

Philippe Toussaint has a law degree (Paris Assas) and degrees from the Institut d'Etudes Politiques (Paris) and ENA. His career has been concentrated in finance and insurance where he has held prominent positions including inspector of finance for several French Ministries. He has worked for UNILOG and currently holds an administrative position at M.C.S.

Philippe has been President of Les Vieilles Maisons Françaises, one of French Heritage Society's partners, since 2002 and has actively sought to broaden the scope of the association's activities, in particular with the creation of VMF Monde to inventory the French architectural heritage around the globe and notably in former French colonies and to work with local groups and authorities to preserve that heritage.

He has also served as President since 1999 of France Festival, a National Federation for International Music Festivals.