Jean- Marie Chevalier est Professor Emeritus of Economics at Paris-Dauphine University where he was director of the Centre de Géopolitique de l'Energie et des Matières Premières (CGEMP) until 2010.

He is also a Senior Associate at Cambridge Energy Research Associates (IHS/CERA, Paris office). He has published numerous books and articles on energy economics and industrial organization. Recent publications include Les 100 mots de l'énergie (2010), Report on Oil Price Volatility (Report for Mrs Christine Lagarde, French Minister of Economy, Industry and Employment 2010), and Les marchés européens du gaz et de l'électricité: un défi pour l'Europe et pour la France (2008).

Jean-Marie Chevalier graduated from the Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris and holds a PhD in economics from the University Pantheon-Sorbonne.