[2] During his time at the French State Holdings Agency (APE) from 2007 until 2009, Rioux was on the boards of directors of France Médias Monde, France Télévisions, Groupe ADP, the Port of Le Havre, the RATP Group, Renault and SNCF.

[2] From 2014 until 2016, Rioux was Deputy Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs under minister Laurent Fabius.

[6] In 2015, President François Hollande appointed him to develop reform proposals for both AFD and state-owned bank CDC, including a possible merger; however, the project was eventually abandoned.

[7] Rioux has been the chief executive of the French Development Agency since June 2016.

[1][2][4] Following the suggestion of Prime Minister Édouard Philippe, President Emmanuel Macron reappointed him for another four-year term in 2019.