A leading mathematician and entrepreneur, graduate from Ecole Polytechnique, Imperial College of London and Professor Habilité à Diriger les recherches (Paris XI/Ecole Centrale Paris), Etienne has 20+ years of international experience in R&D, innovation management and venture development.

Parallel to his scientific & teaching career, he started his business career as innovation manager in a leading 100m€ French Engineering company in Asia, North Africa and South America (1995-2000) where he conducted large-scale industrial projects. He then joined the quantitative finance industry as a quant in major financial institutions and consultancies in Paris (2000-2004) and London (2004-2009).

Tech business-angel since 2009, he founded a seed investment vehicle within his 3-generation old family office and invested in 10 IT-data startups where he acts as a Board member in venture partnership with other investors.