[3] Anne Paugam graduated from the Institut d'études politiques de Paris (IEP – Public Service Department, options in Economics and International Relations, valedictorian) in 1993, is an alumnus of ENA (National School of Administration), Léon Gambetta class (1993),[4] and was appointed Inspector of Finances in 1994.
She joined the World Bank via the Young Professionals’ Program[5] in 1997, where she initially worked at the Vice-Presidency for Southeast Asia, before joining the team of the Infrastructure Sector Unit (Urban Group Europe and Central Asia Region), in Washington, D.C. From 1999[6] to 2001, she held the position of Senior Public Sector Specialist for the World Bank in Rabat, Morocco.
She was responsible for supporting Morocco’s public sector reform projects, which included the initiatives of Moroccan leaders to simplify and deconcentrate the budget management of ministries.
Anne Paugam was subsequently appointed to the Office of Charles Josselin at the Ministry for Cooperation and Francophonie, as a technical advisor, then as Deputy Director, from September 2001 to May 2002.
She subsequently became Director of the Human Development Division (financing projects in the education, vocational training and health sectors) at the Operations Department until 2007.