Emmanuel Macron worked as an investment banker.
Emmanuel Jean-Michel Frédéric Macron ( [ ɛmanɥɛl makʁɔ̃ ] ; born 21 December 1977 ) is the President of France and ex officio Co-Prince of Andorra , having assumed these offices on 14 May 2017 . A former civil servant and investment banker , he studied philosophy at Paris Nanterre University , completed a Master 's of Public Affairs at Sciences Po , and graduated from the École nationale d'administration ( ENA ) in 2004 . He worked as an Inspector of Finances in the Inspectorate General of Finances ( IGF ) , then became an investment banker at Rothschild & Cie Banque .