In 1970, Loïc Fauchon obtained a post-graduate degree in Political Sciences (international relations section) from the Institute of Political Studies of Aix-en-Provence, France. In the same year, he received a diploma in higher economic studies at the faculty of economic sciences of Aix, and two years later he earned a doctorate (Ph.D) in economics and law.

Following these studies, he became General Secretary of the Regional Group on Tourism and Leisure with the Prefecture of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. In 1975, he became Project Officer at ICOREM, a computer company of public services. Between 1977 and 1979, he worked as General Secretary of the 'Syndicat mixte de l'aménagement du Verdon', and joined the Regional Council of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur one year later, first as a Project Officer in the President's office, then as Director of this office (1980-1983).

Between 1983 and 1986, he was the Assistant Director in the Mayor's office of Marseilles, France, and until 1991 he worked as Assistant Secretary General of the City of Marseilles, in charge of international relations and of the city center.

In 1991, he joined the General Management of the Marseilles Water Supply Company (SEM) and became President-General Director in 1997.

Loïc Fauchon also served as Mayor of Trets, France, from 1989 to 1992. In 1977, he created the association Transahara with which he has traveled to Romania, Bosnia, Mali and Tunisia on emergency and development assistance missions.

Loïc Fauchon has been a Governor of the World Water Council since 2000, first as a special advisor to the President, then as Vice-President from October 2004, and finally as President since March 18th, 2005.

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