Rahma Sophia RACHDI is a Journalist in Politics, disabled in wheelchair and Head of the Correspondence, based in Paris, for the United States Press Agency. She is renowned for have released many scientific publications and journalistic articles and reports, for different media over written, audio-‐ visuals, (French and Anglo-Saxons), such as Challenges, Le Revenu, Investir, Elle, Reuters, CNBC, Los Angeles Times, Benjamin Franklin Post, from 2005 to 2020.

Before 2005, she had initially a scientific background, before switching to other topics, and had realized numerous assignments and missions as a consultant for Blue Chip companies (DELOITTE & TOUCH, DANONE, Easybourse, BNP Paribas Asset Management, HAVAS) and a couple of Think tanks (France Strategy) in Marketing, finance and geopolitics as well as teaching and tutoring in Colleges, and Business Schools. She is frequently active in international conferences and workshops, as a moderator for debates (UNESCO, World Forum For Peace in Normandy).

Three years after she become wheelchair bound, Rahma Sophia RACHDI, founded a French NGO, Union minority Plus (www.unionminorityplus.ong), which is basically a "Platform to increase the visibility and representativeness of" vulnerable "minorities, in France and abroad in the media, politics, show bizz, cinema, artistic sectors ".  

In diplomacy, she created the expression Format Normandie”, designating the new diplomatic format meeting in Benouville, Normandy involving the leaders of four countries, about Peace in Ukraine (President F. Hollande, V. France Putin Russia, A. Merkel Germany, P Porochenko Ukraine), on 6 June 2014.

 

EDUCATION

  • PhD Microbiology Cancer of Colon (Publications CIFRE, at Beghin -‐ Say, 1994-‐97, Very Honorable with Committee Praise),
  • Master of International Negotiation (Top Class Honours, 1993),
  • MBA (Distinction, Honorable with Jury Praise, 1999),
  • Master of multi-disciplinary Tutoring (2000).
  • ENA, Ecole Nationale Administration, CHEE, High European Studies, 2019

 

ACTIVE MEMBERHSIP & INITIATIVES

Cofounder, of Easybourse. Member of International Who’sWho, France - America, Women Leaders, Esprit Enterprises, Make.org, National Press Club of Washington, WHCA (White House Correspondent Association), French Press Club, European Press Club, Experts for Europe, Women’s Forum, APF.

 

CHARITY AND ASSOCIATION ACTVITIES Founder of the Association to become a NGO "Union Minority Plus », a platform to better the visibility and representativeness of vulnerable people and in particular the disabled (Enables access of prestigious positions and enhance careers in the Media, Politics, ShowBizz, Audio-visual and Cinema). She is dedicated to this cause of a better inclusive society, and shining a spot on the disabled success stories.

OTHER

She created a concept of Comics in Economic & Finance (Finance for the Dumbs). It is animated version for a smartphone application so called « fun finance » program. It is a simple, and pedagogic game for learning in a funny way and sharing knowledge that covers economy and finance, using the humor of the three characters EGO, SPIRITIO and LIBIDO. (www.fun-finance.org) To be commercialized soon in partnership with Apple and Goldman Sachs under the condition to employ 80% of the staff, who are disabled (trained by Fun & Finance Holding) disabled.

Journalist, United States Press Agency
Organization :
Participation in the sessions of the Forum