Today, Tidjane Thiam is a politician, but his path to this point has been an unusual one. His previous career, as a businessman, was marked by firsts. The first African and the first Black person to ...

What happens when you throw yourself into political life, aiming for the top, only to be thwarted for reasons you consider spurious? He is, however, no stranger to setbacks: A previous stint in the ...

Former Credit Suisse Chief Executive Officer Tidjane Thiam has been chosen to lead a broad coalition of Ivory Coast opposition parties ahead of presidential elections in October. The 62-year old’s ...