[Thatsnumberwang]

An FT article describes his mentorship and coaching from top Rothschild financiers before his rise through the world of finance, all in the knowledge that he would one day enter politics.

Something seems oddly forced about it, leading some to accuse Macron of being a corporate puppet.

[The Sabbaticus]

Read the same. Some of the examples listed in the article are most 'peculiar' -- to put it mildly. From excel filing to immediate partnership? This guy has some serious patrons.

[AJS]

He's had a very odd rise in many ways. His 64 year old wife is his former teacher.