Olivier Ezratty

Current

• Faculty on Innovation Strategies at Ecole Centrale Paris
• Consultant and coach at Independant (Self-employed)

Past

• Developer and Platform Evangelism Director at Microsoft France
• Marketing and Communication Director at Microsoft France
• Various Marketing Positions at Microsoft Corporation

• Software Development Group Manager at Sogitec

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Education

• Ecole Centrale Paris

Recommended

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Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Computer Software

Websites

• My Blog

Olivier Ezratty’s Summary

22 years of experience in R&D, marketing and business development in the software industry. Since 2005, consulting start-ups on their biz model and marketing strategies, consulting larger organizations on the integration of digital convergence in their marketing and communication strategies, and teaching in various Universities (Ecole Centrale Paris, HEC). I am also an Expert at INRIA Transfert and Scientipole Initiative, two incubators in France.

Olivier Ezratty’s Specialties:

Marketing strategy, Product Strategy, Ecosystem building, Intellectual Property, Software Business Models, Video/Photo/Sound consumer electronics

Olivier Ezratty’s Experience

• Faculty on Innovation Strategies

  Ecole Centrale Paris

  (Computer Software industry)

  2005 — Present (4 years )

• Consultant and coach

  Independant (Self-employed)

  (Self-Employed; Myself Only; Information Technology and Services industry)

  September 2005 — Present (4 years 3 months)

  I'm consulting innovative companies and private equity / VCs on business plans, strategic options, product plans, marketing plans and management. I also offer training and conference on these matters and many others (impact of digital convergence in communication, innovation marketing, management, strategic management).
  
  I also work as an independant advisor for INRIA Transfert and Scientipôle Initiative, two organizations helping young startups to grow their business.

• Developer and Platform Evangelism Director

  Microsoft France

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MSFT; Computer Software industry)

  March 2001 — June 2005 (4 years 4 months)

  I was in charge of evangelizing the Microsoft platform to a broad array of audiences: developers, IT pros, computer science students and research, Independant Software Vendors, software houses, large corporations. This included running a team of 45+ with technical evangelists, marketers and business developers.

• Marketing and Communication Director

  Microsoft France

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MSFT; Computer Software industry)

  May 1998 — March 2001 (2 years 11 months)

  I was running marketing operations for the French subsidiary of Microsoft. Included product marketing (launching Windows 2000, Office 2000, etc), communication (changing comm vendors, upgrading our online comm strategy), PR, strategic marketing (handling surveys) and customer service + telesales.

• Various Marketing Positions

  Microsoft Corporation

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MSFT; Computer Software industry)

  January 1990 — April 1998 (8 years 4 months)

  Held various marketing positions at Microsoft France :
  - Developer tools product marketing
  - Systems & Tools Product marketing group manager
  - Partner & Ecosystem Group Marketing Manager
  - IT/developer Seminars Group Marketing Manager
  - Enterprise Marketing Department Manager

• Software Development Group Manager

  Sogitec

  (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Computer Software industry)

  September 1985 — December 1989 (4 years 4 months)

  Within the communication branch of Sogitec in charge of electronic publishing services, I developped and managed the development of various production software for laser printing, tables layout, including new graphical software on Windows 1.0 and 2.0. I run a team of up to 7 developers.

Olivier Ezratty’s Education

• Ecole Centrale Paris

  Computer Science (3rd year) September 1982 — June 1985

Additional Information

Olivier Ezratty’s Websites:

• My Blog

Olivier Ezratty’s Interests:

Management, IT impact on management and social relationships, consumer electronics (with focus on video/photo), innovation marketing, software Industry, Microsoft