Mr. Jacques SASSEVILLE

Head, Tax Treaty Unit, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

University degrees in law and accounting sciences (including master in law and master in taxation). 

Joined the OECD in 1995, where he had also worked from 1990 to 1993 (as principal administrator and then Deputy Head of the Fiscal Affairs Division). 

Has also worked for the Canadian Federal Government as counsel at the Tax Counsel Division (Department of Justice)  and Chief, Tax Treaties (Department of Finance). 

Has also been professor and lecturer at the University of Quebec at Montreal (accounting sciences) and University of Montreal (law). 

Member of the Permanent Scientific Committee of the International Fiscal Association and regular lecturer at the University of Leiden (Netherlands), and at the Vienna Technical and Economic Institute (Austria).