Pierre-Alexandre Hurtubise

Current

• President and founder at LSW

Past

• Public policy adviser at Executive Council of Québec, Office of the Premier
• Economist at Ministère des Finances du Québec

Education

• London School of Economics and Political Science
• Université Panthéon Sorbonne (Paris I)

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Industry

Internet

Pierre-Alexandre Hurtubise’s Summary

Pierre-Alexandre Hurtubise’s Specialties:

Keen sense of entrepreneurship
Microeconomics, macroeconomics and the new economy
Strategic planning
Communication planning and strategy development
Public and international relations
Languages: English and French

Pierre-Alexandre Hurtubise’s Experience

• President and founder

  LSW

  (Privately Held; Internet industry)

  January 2004 — Present (5 years 7 months)

  Established the company’s business strategy around two main axes: Web consulting for the life sciences industry and service provision through lifesciencesworld.com.
  
  Achieved an annual sales figure of $250,000 in the last three years; developed a portfolio of some 40 clients located in Québec, Ontario and the northeastern United States.
  
  Supervised a team of two employees and five freelancers throughout some 50 Web contracts with public and private firms working in the field of life sciences.

• Public policy adviser

  Executive Council of Québec, Office of the Premier

  (Political Organization industry)

  September 2001 — September 2003 (2 years 1 month)

  Advised political authorities in the context of special projects that included the signing of the “Paix des Braves Agreement” with the Cree Nation and the government action plan “Horizon 2005.”
  
  Prepared communication plans regarding announcements of major projects like the reopening of the Gaspesia plant in Chandler and Alcan’s expansion in Saguenay.
  
  Developed a strategic plan that targeted the main challenges facing Québec between now and 2010 and identified the means to address them. This document was applied to policy design in the areas of work/life balance and continuing education.

• Economist

  Ministère des Finances du Québec

  (Government Administration industry)

  September 1999 — September 2001 (2 years 1 month)

  Developed the province’s e-commerce strategy in Pour une société branchée (published in English as Québec on line).
  
  Developed the “Connecting Families to the Internet” program to help some 250,000 Québec households access new technologies.
  
  Produced Vers un véritable gouvernement électronique, a plan for integrating information technologies into all levels of government.
  
  In association with the Centre francophone d’informatisation des organisations (CEFRIO), instigated the “Bromont, ville branchée” project to implement innovative electronic services in the city of Bromont.

Pierre-Alexandre Hurtubise’s Education

• London School of Economics and Political Science

  1998 — 2000

• Université Panthéon Sorbonne (Paris I)

  Bachelor , International Reations and Political Science , 1995 — 1998