Francois Toubol (he/him)

Francois Toubol is a dedicated professional with a passion for building, supporting, and optimizing high-performance Product & Engineering teams. He has a diverse background that includes participation in SaaS startups, such as Livly and Chill, contributing to their success from founding to exit.

Francois Toubol's career is anchored in his early love for coding, starting with creating fractals on the Apple IIc as a child. His technical competencies range from Cloud Computing to AI and Machine Learning, and he is well-versed in various programming languages and methodologies.

Francois Toubol excels in creating empowering mission alignment within teams, fostering a culture of transparent feedback, clear accountability, and continuous improvement. He values listening, helping, and contributing to the growth of his colleagues, emphasizing talent acquisition, retention, and organizational culture development.

Francois Toubol has a robust educational background, with a Master's degree in Software Engineering and additional studies in Machine Learning and Physics from esteemed institutions like ISEP, Stanford University, and Yale University. He is also a trilingual individual, fluent in English, French, and Spanish.

In his professional journey, Francois Toubol has held key positions in various organizations, including former roles as CTO at Chill Meditation + Massage, Livly, and Epsilon Force Technology, among others. He has also been an active member of the Chicago CTO Group in different capacities and has contributed significantly in engineering, technology, and strategic leadership roles throughout his career.