Olivier Thibault trained as a civil, water and forestry engineer. Formerly the director general of the Artois-Picardie Water Agency, he has built his career around improving the environment, working in the fields of water, waste, hunting and the protection of biodiversity. He has been director general of France’s National Office of Hunting and Wildlife (ONFCS) since 2017.

Olivier played a key role organizing the 2^nd World Youth Parliament for Water, run by the ISW and its partners, held in Marseille, France at the 6^th World Water Forum.