Diane Lawson

Travel & Retail Industry Lead, France, Google

Diane is a Travel & Retail Industry Lead at Google, focusing on strategic partnerships in France.

In her role, Diane spearheads relationships with French retail and travel partners, advising on digital transformation. She also leads initiatives related to emerging markets, and in particular Africa. Under Diane’s leadership, Africa NOW, the first Google summit in France about tech and Africa, took place at the OECD, in collaboration with Partech Venture Capital fund.

Diane joined Google in 2017 as an Industry Manager for airlines. Prior to Google, she assisted executive committees in their strategy and process optimization in leading firms such as Lagardère Travel Retail. While she worked in startups, she negotiated and closed growth-generating partnerships for them. She is a regular contributor to Forbes Afrique and a board member of The Alliance for International Medical Action (ALIMA). She holds a Masters in Business Administration from ESSEC.