Biography
Karim Meïssa Wade, the son of Abdoulaye Wade and his French wife, Viviane Wade, was born in Paris. He attended primary school at the French-Senegalese School of Dakar (part of the les Maristes Cours Sainte Marie de Hann) and completed his secondary education at the School of Saint Martin of France, where he obtained his Baccalaureate Degree.
He then attended the University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne where he obtained a Bachelor's degree in Management Science followed by a Master's degree in Financial Engineering.
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