Elia Paumelle holds a postgraduate degree in business administration from ESSEC Business School in France. She specializes in corporate social responsibility and adaptation to climate change. She worked for 2 years at Orange, a French telecommunications group, as a research projects manager for responsible digital technology. She moved ontoss sustainable finance, becoming a social and environmental impact analyst for investment firms.

At Ouranos since 2023, Elia Paumelle supports the coordination of climate change adaptation priorities.