Pierre Laurent is an accomplished tech executive with experience in finance, internet marketing, PR, and fundraising. With a wide range of experience beginning from co-founding startups to investing in and growing businesses, Laurent's background spans across industries such as fintech, AI, big data, education, photography, and social causes. Laurent has a solid educational foundation, holding a Master of Science in Computer Science, Applied Math, and AI from ENSEEIHT - Politechnique Toulouse, France, and an MBA in Marketing, General Management, and Strategy, Organizational Behavior from Kellogg (Northwestern). Laurent's expertise has allowed him to serve in different capacities over the years, such as Senior Product Manager at Intel and Product Manager at Microsoft. He is now an Advisor at Business and Management Consulting and a former President of the Board of Directors at Waldorf School of the Peninsula. With a fintech certificate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Laurent is equipped to tackle diverse challenges in the tech industry.