Monique Canto-Sperber

Monique Canto-Sperber
Director of the École normale supérieure
In office
2005–2012
Preceded byGabriel Ruget
Succeeded byMarc Mézard
Personal details
Born (1954-05-14) 14 May 1954
Algeria
NationalityFrench
EducationLycée Condorcet
Alma materÉcole normale supérieure

Monique Canto-Sperber (born 1954) is a French philosopher. Her works, translated in several languages, are focused on ethics and contemporary political issues. A former director of the École normale supérieure from 2005 to 2012, she has been president of Paris Sciences et Lettres – Quartier latin, a French higher education and research institution, since 2012.