Warda Souihi
Elected Official - Member of the Board - Member of the Law and Regulations Committee at Assemblée des Français de l'Etranger- Claim this Profile
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Assemblée des Français de l'Etranger
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France
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Public Policy Offices
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1 - 100 Employee
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Elected Official - Member of the Board - Member of the Law and Regulations Committee
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Dec 2021 - Present
• Elected Representative at the Assemblée des Français de l’étranger - AFE (Assembly of the French citizens Abroad), a French national assembly of 90 elected representatives representing all the French citizens living across the world (population of 3 million), an upper house assembly. • Advocacy for the interests of the French citizens living abroad, in direct relation with the French Government and Ministers, and with the French Parliament (National Assembly and Senate). • Advising the Government. Writing, debating, and voting resolutions. Writing, presenting and defending public policy reports. • Elected at the 2021 AFE Elections, by and among all the 442 French Consular Representatives worldwide. Created, headed and led the campaign of an electoral list of 7 candidates for the United States electoral district. ➤ Member of the Law and Regulations Committee ➤ Member of the Board of the AFE. Elected Board of 9 members of the AFE. Show less
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Conseillers des Français de l'étranger
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Political Organizations
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Elected Official - President of the French Consular Council
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May 2021 - Present
• Elected Representative for the 8th Consular Constituency of France in the United States (covering 11 US states: CA, WA, OR, NV, UT, AK, HI, MT, WY, GU, ID). Elected at the 2021 Consular Elections. Created, headed and led the campaign of an electoral list of 11 candidates. • Politically representing and advocating for the French citizens living in the constituency. ➤ President of the French Consular Council in San Francisco. The Council includes the General Consul of France in San Francisco, the Vice-Consul, the other Elected Representatives, and various stakeholders depending on the agenda. Elected President of the Council by the other Councilmembers. ➤ Collaborated closely and campaigned with former French representative in the Parliament for French citizens in the US and Canada, Roland Lescure, current Minister of Industry in the French Government. • Activities include communication with the constituents (newsletters, social media, official website), conducting surveys, official visits across 11 states, public relations, reports, communicating and meeting with French ministers and members of Parliament (on matters including taxation, social security, pandemic management, etc.). Show less
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University of Washington - Michael G. Foster School of Business
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United States
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Higher Education
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300 - 400 Employee
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Executive MBA
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May 2021 - Present
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University of Washington
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Program Management Certificate
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Mar 2020 - May 2021
Certificate in Program Management. Certificate in Program Management.
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Ministère de l'Intérieur et des Outre-mer
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France
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Government Administration
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700 & Above Employee
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Head of Perfomance, Quality and Fraud Prevention - French Prefecture
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2018 - Mar 2020
• Led the National Program of Quality Certification for French Prefecture, a local representation of state at the regional level, coordinating the program cross-functionally across 5 functional departments. Worked closely with the Prefet (head of Prefecture) and the Secrétaire Général (Chief of Staff).• Directed the Program of Efficiency and Performance Measurement (metrics definition and implementation, KPIs, dashboards), increased the overall Prefecture Customer Satisfaction Score• Conducted Public Relations with elected officials• Developed data-driven internal change management in the organization. Show less
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Sr Principal Program Manager, Efficiency and Performance Program - French sous-prefecture
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2018 - 2018
• Created the Efficiency and Performance strategy roadmap for the New Generation Prefecture Plan.• Implemented KPIs and Efficiency Monitoring tools following structural organization change.
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Principal Program Manager, Division of Civil Security and Crisis Management
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2017 - Dec 2017
• Implemented budget monitoring and conducted audits.• Market Research and Public Offers Management, Public Conventions Management.
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IRA de Bastia
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France
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Government Administration
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1 - 100 Employee
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Public Administration and Public Policy official executive training for French State's Attaché
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Sep 2017 - Aug 2018
Official Public Administration and Public Policy executive training for French "Attaché d'État" (State Attaché) Official Public Administration and Public Policy executive training for French "Attaché d'État" (State Attaché)
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Paris Area Local Government
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Région de Paris, France
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Director of Labor, Training, Higher Education and Public Policies of the City
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Apr 2012 - Sep 2017
• Youngest Executive Director at the 3rd largest City in the Paris Area Region (population of 132,000). ➤ Led and coordinated the City Contract on Labor and Economic Development (industry, tech, software, services), creating net jobs and reducing the unemployment rate. • Provided end-to-end support to companies through their development and expansion on the City’s territory. • Created the first national coworking program Silicon Banlieue and performed fund-raising for the program ($800,000). • Pioneered and led a unique and personalized University/Companies partnership program ($200,000 fundraising) leading to participants either finding a job or getting enrolled in University program. • Initiated job dating events and job fairs. • Managed a startup incubator program (budget of $1M). Show less
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Métropole Rouen Normandie
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France
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Government Relations Services
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300 - 400 Employee
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Elected City Councilmember
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Mar 2008 - Mar 2014
• Chair of the City Policies and Neighborhood Communities committee. • Collaborated and worked closely with former Agglomeration President and Minister of Foreign Affairs Laurent Fabius, current member of the French Conseil d’État (French Supreme Court for Administration) • Chair of the City Policies and Neighborhood Communities committee. • Collaborated and worked closely with former Agglomeration President and Minister of Foreign Affairs Laurent Fabius, current member of the French Conseil d’État (French Supreme Court for Administration)
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Thales
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France
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Strategy Consultant
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2010 - 2012
• Strategy Consultant at the largest technology and aerospace company in France. • Directed reorganizations and restructurings of client companies worldwide (big tech, software industry, internet industry, services), saving jobs overall or transferring jobs to other companies. • Conducted change consultancy and management. • Performed Business Consulting (finance, business plans, strategy, HR) for client companies. • Conducted market research. • Built client companies strategy on real estate asset repositioning, reducing office vacancy rate and increasing the rate of construction permits issued. Show less
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Rouen Normandy Invest
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France
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Civic and Social Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Program Manager
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2009 - 2010
• Created and led the first national fair BIG Talents Business Fair (BIG: Biotechnology, Information technology, Green-tech) • Conducted Economic Development for the tech industry in the area of Rouen, covering new businesses creation and existing businesses development in the area • Created and led the first national fair BIG Talents Business Fair (BIG: Biotechnology, Information technology, Green-tech) • Conducted Economic Development for the tech industry in the area of Rouen, covering new businesses creation and existing businesses development in the area
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Education
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University of Washington - Michael G. Foster School of Business
Executive MBA, Business Administration and Management, General -
University of Washington
Certificate in Program Management -
EM Normandie Business School
Master of Business Administration -
Institut Régional d'Administration de Bastia (IRA Bastia)
Master of Public Administration -
Université Le Havre Normandie
Bachelor, Economics and Management -
Université Le Havre Normandie
Bachelor, Sociology and Psychology