About
Aref Jdey is Co-Founder and COO of FalconHQ, a company focused on sports sponsorship intelligence using an AI-first approach. He has over 20 years of experience in digital and customer experience, having led teams in SaaS and consultancy across three continents and worked on product development from value proposition to go-to-market execution. He is also the author of five books on business transformation and change management.
Founder at FalconHQ
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Co-founders at FalconHQ
JB
Jerome BeauguitteFounder
Experience
- FalconHQCo-Founder & COOcurrent2025 — presentTokyo, Japan
- MeltwaterGlobal Sales2023 — 2025Tokyo, Japan
- Sprinklr JapanGlobal Accounts Director2020 — 2023Tokyo,Japan
- Sprinklr JapanSenior Director Business Development2017 — 2020Tokyo, Japan
- SprinklrStrategy Director, Care Solutions2016 — 2020Greater New York City Area
- SprinklrServices Delivery Manager - Sales2016 — 2020
- SprinklrServices Delivery Manager - EMEA2015 — 2020
- SprinklrEngagement Manager - EMEA2015Paris Area, France
- SprinklrEnablement Consultant2014 — 2015
- FreelanceEnterprise 2.0 Consultant2013 — 2014
- Help ManagementCompetitive Intelligence Consultant2006 — 2013
Skills & more
Enterprise SoftwareSaaS4Software as a Service (SaaS)2Web 2.033Operational ExcellenceExecutive ManagementSponsorshipArtificial Intelligence (AI)Cross-functional CollaborationsInternational CommunicationBusiness Case PreparationAccount Planning
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Sales ManagementAccount ManagementDigital MarketingMarketing StrategyMarket IntelligenceBusiness StrategyKnowledge ManagementConsultingStrategyMarket AnalysisManagementAnalysisLanguages Arabe · English · Français · Italien · Japanese
- Entrepreneurship Essentials — Harvard Business School Online
- Digital Transformation — University of Virginia Darden School of Business
- Customer & Business Analytics — University of Pennsylvania
- Software Processes and Agile Practices — University of Alberta
- Digital Marketing Fundamentals - Digital Active — Google
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Aref Jdey?
- Aref Jdey is Co-Founder and COO of FalconHQ, a company focused on sports sponsorship intelligence using an AI-first approach. He has over 20 years of experience in digital and customer experience, having led teams in SaaS and consultancy across three continents and worked on product development from value proposition to go-to-market execution. He is also the author of five books on business transformation and change management.
- Where does Aref Jdey work?
- Aref Jdey is Founder of FalconHQ.
- What companies did Aref Jdey found?
- Aref Jdey founded FalconHQ.
- Where did Aref Jdey go to school?
- Aref Jdey studied at Harvard Business School Online (Entrepreneurship Essentials); Université de Poitiers (ICOMTEC) (PhD, Information-Communication); Aix-Marseille University (Master, Competitive intelligence).
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