Julien Anfruns was educated at the Institute of Political Sciences, Paris, the French National School of Administration (ENA) and the Edhec Business School.

From 2002 to 2005, Julien Anfruns was in charge of Economic and Financial Affairs at the French Ministry of Culture and Communication.

He then became Director of Administration, Financial and Legal Affairs at the Louvre Museum (2005 - 2008), where he participated in the strategic development of the Louvre both in France and abroad. He also occupied several diplomatic posts at the United Nations in New York, as well as in Finland and Estonia.