A graduate of ESSEC (1982), he began his career at Chase Manhattan Bank. In 1985, he joined Sorefi Ile de France (Caisse d'Epargne group), in charge of agency productivity tools, in particular sales support software. In 1987, he created BMC-ITD, a simulation software publisher for the financial world, and launched a first range of products around tax calculation, on PC and Minitel. In August 1989, he joined forces with Jean-Michel Dupiot to create Harvest.
