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Romain Barbe

Romain Barbe

Engineer and co-founder focused on evidence-based effective giving

Paris, France
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Joined March 2026
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Summary

Founder and promoter of evidence-based giving: Romain co-founded Mieux Donner to bring rigorous, research-backed charity recommendations to French-speaking donors, partnering with recognised evaluators and running outreach to foundations, companies and individuals. mieuxdonner+2
Engineering-trained operator with practical technical experience: trained at INSA de Strasbourg, Romain applied his engineering background across roles from student humanitarian projects to mechanical design at an electric bicycle start-up and technical roles in the French Navy. insa-strasbourg+2
Committed to high-impact altruism in practice: publicly committed to donating at least 10% of income, engaged with the effective altruism community (EA Forum), and selected for competitive incubators to scale effective-giving initiatives. mieuxdonner+2
Public-facing communicator and synthesiser: authors articles and reports, appears on podcasts and interviews, and translates influential career guidance to help others pursue high-impact roles and make better giving decisions. mieuxdonner+2

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Pledge (public commitment to give at least 10% of income)

January 1, 2023

Personal account and encouragement to commit a portion of income to high-impact charities; documents Romain's decision to take the 10% pledge.

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Finding the most impactful charities

Blog/article explaining methods and reasoning behind selecting high-impact charities and how donors can choose organisations that maximise positive outcomes.

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Hobbies

Volunteer work on student humanitarian and community projects during studies. insa-strasbourg+1