Ismaël Emelien (born 9 March 1987) is a French political advisor. He co-founded En Marche! and served as President Emmanuel Macron's special advisor for strategy, communication and speeches.

Emelien was born 9 March 1987 in Grenoble.^[1] He has a sister, Marie.^[2] He graduated from Sciences Po in 2010.^[1][3][4]

Emelien worked on Dominique Strauss-Kahn's campaign during the 2006 Socialist Party primary of the 2007 presidential election. Strauss-Kahn lost to Ségolène Royal (who lost to President Nicolas Sarkozy in the general election).^[1][3][5]

Shortly afterward, Emelien joined Fondation Jean-Jaurès, where he worked for Gilles Finchelstein and co-edited a book with Julia Cagé.^[1][3] He subsequently worked for Euro RSCG, a PR firm now known as Havas Worldwide.^[1][3] He worked on Nicolás Maduro's campaign in 2013.^[3]

Emelien first met Macron in 2009.^[1][2] He later worked for him at the French Ministry for the Economy and Finance.^[1][3] In 2016, Emelien quit his job at the ministry and co-founded En Marche!.^[1][3][4] He advised Macron during the 2017 French presidential campaign.^[1][3][5] He worked with Liegey Muller Pons, an electoral strategy start-up, and Proxem, a linguistics analysis start-up.^[1][6]

Emelien was appointed as President Macron's special advisor for strategy, communication and speeches, on 14 May 2017.^[7]

In July 2018, Emelien's name was mentioned in the Benalla affair. He was suspected of having taken custody of video surveillance recordings illegally given to Alexandre Benalla by three police officers.^[8]

On February 11, 2019, Emelien announced his resignation as President Macron's special advisor to Le Point.^[9][10]

• European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), Member^[11]

• Cagé, Julia; Emelien, Ismaël, eds. (2012). Repenser l'action publique. Paris: Fondation Jean Jaurès. ISBN 9782362440441. OCLC 800526944.