Frederic Planchet is a former student of the Ecole Nationale de la Statistique et de l'Administration Economique (ENSAE). He is a fellow of the (French) Institute of Actuaries, a full professor at Institut de Science Financière et d'Assurances (ISFA) and a founding partner in the actuarial consulting firm Prim' Act. Christian Y. Robert holds a PhD in applied mathematics from University Paris Denis Diderot and is a former student of the Ecole Nationale de la Statistique et de l'Administration Economique (ENSAE).
He is full professor in actuarial science at ENSAE, and formerly at Institut de Science Financière et d'Assurances (ISFA). He is a fellow of the (French) Institute of Actuaries.