Francois-Joseph Schichan advises clients on geopolitics and European affairs across a range of sectors, including financial services, energy and digital.
Prior to joining Flint, Francois-Joseph was a career diplomat in the French diplomatic service. He spent ten years as a political adviser to various Ambassadors and represented French interests in major negotiations such as the Paris Agreement on climate change in 2016 and the Brexit negotiations in 2017-2021. His last posting was head of the Political Department of the French Embassy in the UK, advising the Ambassador on EU affairs, UK politics and EU-UK relations throughout the Brexit negotiations.
Before coming to London, he was posted at the French Embassy in New Delhi. Earlier in his career, he led France’s work on China-France and EU-China relations at the French ministry of Foreign affairs.
Francois-Joseph is a regular commentator in French media on EU and UK politics and policy.
