Former student of ENS Lyon, Pierre Brugière has obtained the  Agrégation de Mathématiques in 1987 and then joined the ENSAE and the DEA MASE of Dauphine. He completed his Phd in 1992 before turning Associate Professor. Between 1992 and 2015, he worked for various financial institutions ( CPR Paris, Natwest Securities, Bankers Trust, Deutsche Bank, BNPP).