Jacques Laurent

"Hiking in the mountains during summer and winter, as well as cycling excursions, help me recharge and increase the levels of endurance and perseverance that are useful in my professional activities."

Jacques Laurent

+41 21 613 70 00

Education & Experience

Dr Ing. EPFL in materials sciences; MBA HEC Uni Lausanne. 30+ years’ experience in development, management, promotion, consulting, financing and staffing of businesses and innovative projects. Successively R&D line and project manager in Switzerland and in USA within a major multinational food packaging company, CEO of a technology start-up ; managing director of the EPFL Innovation Park Foundation; private equity investment advisor in industrial projects and renewable energy infrastructure for private and institutional investors, independent consultant in sustainable development and public private partnership innovation projects. In-depth expertise in the economic, industrial and technology ecosystem in Western Switzerland. Recruiter & Managing Partner since 2017.