
Wantpreneur
Paris Area, France

Wantpreneur
Paris Area, France
I am extremely focused on entrepreneurship, new technologies, but also development issues, finance and business strategy.
I have experience managing important non-profits, where it is so hard to get anything done. Track record in event organizing, public relations, online communications, policy analysis and general wonkery...
Graduated from Assas, France's top law school, now at HEC, France's top business school
Leadership, the web, management, event organizing, fundraising, policy, communications, online communications, media, public relations
Obligation law, corporate law, constitutional/parliamentary law
(Privately Held; Internet industry)
July 2009 — September 2009 (3 months)
Experience selling both B2C advertising solutions (widget distribution and premium microsites) and B2B enterprise software solutions (corporate intranet/extranets), to agencies as well as large corporations.
(Educational Institution; Internet industry)
October 2008 — June 2009 (9 months)
- First runner-up in "Bac à sable" startup business plan competition
- Collaborated in creation of "Tremplin", a new startup incubation program
(Management Consulting industry)
April 2008 — June 2008 (3 months)
- Assisted the client, a French high tech industrial parts company, in reducing its occupational health hazard liability through legal action and political lobbying
- Researched and drafted report on health norms, health law, potential threats and opportunities to solve the problem
(Think Tanks industry)
August 2006 — October 2007 (1 year 3 months)
Foremost think tank for students and young professionals in France (150+ members)
- Managed teams to research and publish policy reports (public debt, higher education…)
- Organized communication campaigns (events, internet, media, PR, lobbying…)
- Received scholarship from Google to hold panel on 2007 French presidential election at Personal Democracy Forum 2007, an e-democracy forum
- Was published in the press, e.g. an op-ed in Le Figaro (July 2007): http://bit.ly/gobry-figaro
(Government Relations industry)
June 2006 — June 2007 (1 year 1 month)
The Conférence Olivaint is France's oldest student society. Established in 1875, its members are co-opted and membership is capped at 150. It has many alumni in politics, business, the media, etc. There, I:
- Organized 30 conferences, 1 symposium, 1 10-day study trip to Turkey with 30 youths from many European countries
- Led the largest fundraising in the history of the association (+200% year on year)
(Partnership; 11-50 employees; Law Practice industry)
January 2007 — March 2007 (3 months)
Briefed cases for name partner, in areas incl. corporate law, banking & securities law, real estate law, penal law... Drafted papers, assisted in court proceedings.
MSc , Management , 2008 — 2010 (expected)
Ranked 20th out of 1500+ applicants in entrance exam
"BEST Program" for bilingual French/English students
TOEIC score: 990/990
Law 2005 — 2008
Major in Corporate Law.
entrepreneurship, event organizing, international business, international relations, international development, politics, US politics
Conférence Olivaint, Impulsion Concorde, International Summer Academy
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