About Thomas André

Thomas André leads the strategy and performance of the Access to Energy program at Schneider Electric.

He started his career as an electronic hardware engineer and project manager in a French SME. After studying sustainability, Thomas joins Schneider Electric in early 2010 to work on its inclusive business program. He covered coordination and then business development positions in parallel of conducting a PhD on the interactions between strategies at the Base of the Pyramid and CSR. Thomas holds an Engineering degree from ESME Sudria, a MSc in Sustainability from HEC Paris, and a PhD in Economics from Ecole Polytechnique.