Raphaële Chappe, a political economist, is economic advisor and Founding Partner of Pre-distribution Initiative, a multi-stakeholder effort to improve investment structures so that workers and communities share more of the gains of economic growth; investment teams have stronger incentives for environmental, social, and governance (ESG) integration; and, systemic risks including income inequality and climate change are addressed.

Chappe also teaches economics and political economy at the Brooklyn Institute for Social Research and is also  an adjunct faculty at New York University. She received her doctorate in economics from the New School for Social Research, a Master of Laws in international taxation from New York University, and a Master’s in comparative business law from the Sorbonne.