The Lycée Sainte-Geneviève is a private lycée, located in Versailles and providing preparatory classes for grandes écoles. It was founded by the Jesuits in Paris in April 1854. It is often nicknamed Ginette and sometimes BJ, standing for Boite à Jèzes (Box of Jesuits). Academics Sainte-Geneviève is famous for having among the highest success rates at the entrance exams of the most selective French grandes écoles in the fields of engineering (École Polytechnique, Mines ParisTech, École des Ponts ParisTech, and CentraleSupélec) and commerce (HEC Paris, ESSEC Business School and ESCP Business School). Ginette provides PC/PC*, MP/MP*, PT/PT*, PSI*, ECS and BCPST classes. Notable alumni Military Hubert Lyautey (1854–1934), Marshal of France Jean de Lattre de Tassigny (1889–1952), Marshal of France Antoine Béthouart (1889–1982), Compagnon de la Libération Henry de Bournazel (1898–1933) Honoré d'Estienne d'Orves (1901–1941), Compagnon de la Libération Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque (1902–1947), Compagnon de la Libération and marshal of France (Marshall Leclerc) Pierre Segrétain (1909–1950), commander of the 1st Foreign Parachute Battalion Alain de Boissieu (1914–2006), Compagnon de la Libération and Chief of Staff of the French Army Tom Morel (1915–1944), Compagnon de la Libération Jean-Louis Battet (born 1944), admiral, Chief of Staff of the French Navy from 2001 to 2005 Édouard Guillaud (born 1953), admiral, Chief of the Defence Staff since 2010 CEOs Étienne Audibert (1888-1954), second CEO of EDF from 1947 to 1949 Pierre Gadonneix (born 1943), CEO of Gaz de France from 1996 to 2000, then CEO of EDF from 2004 to 2009 Louis Gallois (born 1944), CEO of SNCF, then CEO of EADS and CEO of Airbus Marc Tessier (born 1946), former chairman of France Télévisions Jean-Martin Folz (born 1947), former chairman and CEO of PSA Peugeot Citroën Philippe Varin (born 1953), CEO of PSA Peugeot Citroën (2009-2014) Benoît Potier (born 1957), CEO of Air Liquide Édouard Michelin (1963–2006), former CEO of Michelin Pierre Simon (1885-1977), first CEO of EDF (1946-1947) Tidjane Thiam (born 1962), CEO of Crédit Suisse Karim Beqqali, (born 1981), CEO of Yamed Group Erwan Menard (born 1973), ex CEO of Elastifile, sold to Google Politicians Jean-François Deniau (1928–2007), statesman, diplomat, essayist and novelist ; member of the Académie française Laurent Touvet (born 1962), conseiller d'État, directeur des libertés publiques et des affaires juridiques au ministère de l'Intérieur Valérie Pécresse (born 1967), Minister for Higher Education and Research Emmanuelle Mignon (born 1968), civil servant and chief of staff of President Nicolas