Speakers and Chairs Bios

Current Positions — 39-year-old. Co-founder & Partner, TheFamily, an investment firm based in London and Paris with a European portfolio of fast-growing tech companies. Associate Professor in business strategy, Université Paris-Dauphine. Associate Professor in digital policy, Institut d'études politiques de Paris. Member of the board of directors, digital business unit, Groupe La Poste.

Published Works — Formerly in charge, with Pierre Collin (conseiller d'Etat), of a report commissioned by the French Government about the tax system and the digital economy. As such, ranked in the top ten of the #GlobalTax50 in 2013. Author of books published in French, including, with Henri Verdier, L'Âge de la multitude (re-published by Armand Colin in 2015). Further reading in English: "The Next Safety Net", with Bruno Palier, Foreign Affairs (2015); TheFamily Papers series.

Degrees & Past Positions — Graduated from Telecom Bretagne with a major in computer science (2000). Graduated from the Institut d'études politiques (Sciences Po) with a major in public administration and a minor in American studies (2002). Graduated from the École nationale d'administration (ENA) before becoming an inspecteur des finances at the Inspection générale des finances (2006-2013).