Born and raised in France, Jeff lived for several years in Spain, England, Sweden, Saudi Arabia and Malaysia. Most of his professional career unfolded in the UK; IT Sales & Marketing Jeff’s passion is Information Technology and its social impact. His ambition to be a third generation Entrepreneur was fulfilled when he founded BlueArc which was acquired in 2011 by Hitachi. Jeff then became a Venture Capitalist with a Fund focused on early stage IT companies. He mentored start ups from garage to Multinational success. Born by the seaside, Jeff was a dinghy sailor before switching to windsurfing. A Tai Chi practitioner for 12 year, could not find a replacement teacher when leaving UK. Still do some Chi Quong exercises most mornings.Jeff has been a regular jogger most of his life with 5 km his favourite distance. Most recent participations include the” Escalade de Genève” in Switzerland.. Jeff became interested in modern art while at school in Barcelona. His favourite artists include Gauguin, Giacometti, Klee, Magritte, Picasso and Van Gogh.