Xavier Rolet

Xavier has held numerous positions in the financial world, including CEO of the London Stock Exchange and senior positions at Goldman Sachs and others. A tireless advocate for supporting start-ups and SMEs, he is recognized by Harvard Business Review as one of the Top 100 CEOs in the World. He holds a postgraduate degree in Defense Studies and Economic Intelligence from IHEDN, an MBA in International Finance from Columbia Business School, and an MSc in Management from Kedge Business School.

His current positions include Chairman of Shore Capital Markets in London, Board Member of Columbia Business School, Saudi Tadawul Group, External Portfolio Director of the Public Investment Fund, Board member of Technology Firm Wamid, Indian Financial Group KM Dastur Ltd, and Senior Advisor Board member at Towerbrook Capital Partners and Ranchlands Inc.

But his heart is never far from the natural world, which led him thirty years ago to find and found La Verrière, the diamond-in-the-rough abandoned Provencal wine estate where he now produces super premium organic wine under the Chêne Bleu brand with his wife Nicole and their team. He is passionate about conservation, riparian restoration, and regenerative agriculture & ranching which he pursues in his Centennial Valley ranch. He is currently working on a native holarctic ad-fluvial Arctic Grayling restoration program with Montana’s Fish Wildlife and Parks. He is also a keen natural horseman, fly-fisherman, beekeeper & Rally Raid racer. Knighted as a KBE (Knight Commander of the British Empire) in 2015, he is also a Knight of the French Legion of Honor, an Officer of the Royal Sharifian Order of Al-Alawi of Morocco as well as Echansonnier of Chateauneuf-du-Pape.