Roger Cukierman (born 23 August 1936) is a French banker, businessman and Jewish philanthropist. He serves as the President of the

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(CRIF) and Vice President of the

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Biography

Early life

Roger Cukierman was born in 1936.World Jewish Congress: Roger Cukierman
/ref> He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Law and a PhD in Economics from

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, a business school in

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Business career

From 1963 to January 1999, he worked at the

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. He served as its chief executive officer in France from 1993 to 1999. He also served as the CEO of Israel General Bank and Israel 2000 Mutual Fund. He has served on the boards of directors of

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(),

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, PEC New York,

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, etc. He served as the director of the Association of French Bankers, the defunct Banque Vernes, Credit Suisse Asset Management France, and the

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(). He serves on the board of directors of Cukierman & Co., an investment bank founded by his son, Edouard Cukierman. He has written two books.

Jewish philanthropy

He served as President of the CRIF from 2001 to 2007.Cukierman returning to lead French Jewry group
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'', May 28, 2013 He was re-elected in May 2013.FN, Qatar, image du Crif : le franc-parler du président Roger Cukierman
''Le Monde'', December 09, 2013 However, his reelection was criticized by some, who opined he was too old to represent French jewry properly. He has expressed his concern about

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's economic ties to France in light of its relationship with the

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. He has also said he fears

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, President of the National Front, might win the French presidential election in 2017, as she would seek to "stifle minority views". However, in an interview in February 2015 he claimed that Le Pen "cannot be faulted personally" for anti-Semitism, prompting criticism from

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. He has also served as Vice President of the

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and the

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. He currently serves as Vice President of the

Bibliography

*''The Capital in the Japanese Economy'' *''Ni fiers ni dominateurs''

References

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