Bernard Maris nasceu o 23 de setembro de 1946 em Toulouse, França. Foi casado com Sylvie Genevoix. Morreu o 7 de janeiro de 2015 em Paris, Ile-de-France, França.
Doctor of economy of Toulouse university and university professor , he was a columnist on french public radio 'France-Inter' and wrote a column on the economy in 'Charlie Hebdo'. He was killed with his colleagues by a terrorist attack.
