A Commitment

The Risk Foundation was established by decree of the French Council of State on 8 November 2007.

Created to support academic research on risks — economic, financial, climatic, and systemic — it aims to bring science closer to both public and private decision-making.

Its mission serves the public interest and operates under State oversight.A key institutional player, it plays a structuring role in risk-related research in France.

Creation date

2007

Fund, structure, disseminate

Funding research chairs and projects
To support academic excellence and foster high-impact work on risk-related issues.

Creation of interdisciplinary expertise hubs
To bring together economic, financial, climatic, and technological knowledge around shared challenges.

Organization of conferences, seminars, and advanced training
To circulate knowledge, enrich public debate, and train the decision-makers of tomorrow.

Impact mechanisms

ools to serve the public interest

Legal structuring of public-interest projects
The Risk Foundation can host autonomous projects within a secure legal framework.

Support for administrative and financial management
The ILB, as the Foundation’s operating body, provides its teams to support the monitoring of budgets, agreements, and partnerships.

Capacity to sustain long-term initiatives
The Foundation offers a stable framework to develop long-term, structuring initiatives in the service of research and society.

Outreach and partnerships

An active and engaged community
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20+ partner institutions (Polytechnique, Dauphine, TSE, Mines, etc.)
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Private partners: SCOR, BNP Paribas, Caisse des Dépôts, Renault, MAIF, etc.
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National reach with strong engagement in major transitions (climate, insurance, digital economy)

Governance

A solid institutional framework

Non-profit partnership foundation
State supervision through a Government Commissioner
Governance ensured by a five-member executive boarÂd
Operational support provided by the Institut Louis Bachelier

Shall we work together?