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Thomas Leurent is the CEO and co-founder of Akselos, a Structural Performance Management company whose software is built on Reduced-Basis Finite Element Analysis technology developed at MIT and is used by operators including Shell, Moeve, and Pan American Energy. He holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from ETH Zurich and an MSc from MIT, and previously worked as a research scientist for the US Department of Energy. He is a member of the World Energy Council's World Energy Leaders network and has made investments in deep-tech companies including Sophia Genetics, Lemoptix, and ScanTrust.
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Experience
- AkselosCEOcurrent2012 — presentLausanne Area, Switzerland -- Boston, USA
- World Economic ForumGlobal Innovator @ WEF2020 — 2025Geneva, Switzerland
- A3 AngelsHead of Venture Mentoring Service (co-founder, pro bono)2009 — 2013Geneva Area, Switzerland
- BNP Paribas (Suisse) SAQuantitative Portfolio Manager -- Executive Officer2010 — 2012Geneva Area, Switzerland
- BNP Paribas (Suisse) SAHead of Investment Risk for Financial Product and Services2007 — 2010Geneva Area, Switzerland
- Cantharis S.A.Principal Software Engineer2004 — 2007Geneva Area, Switzerland
- Argonne National LaboratoryScientific Programmer2001 — 2004
- ALSTOMCommercial Engineer1997 — 1999Lima, Peru
Skills & more
Management21Analysis8Leadership4Entrepreneurship55Engineering20Business Strategy34Software Development23Simulations19Product Development5Project Management10Optimization7R&D7
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- Who is Thomas Leurent?
- Thomas Leurent is the CEO and co-founder of Akselos, a Structural Performance Management company whose software is built on Reduced-Basis Finite Element Analysis technology developed at MIT and is used by operators including Shell, Moeve, and Pan American Energy. He holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from ETH Zurich and an MSc from MIT, and previously worked as a research scientist for the US Department of Energy. He is a member of the World Energy Council's World Energy Leaders network and has made investments in deep-tech companies including Sophia Genetics, Lemoptix, and ScanTrust.
- Where does Thomas Leurent work?
- Thomas Leurent is Founder of Akselos.
- What companies did Thomas Leurent found?
- Thomas Leurent founded Akselos.
- Where did Thomas Leurent go to school?
- Thomas Leurent studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MSc, Mechanical Engineering); EPFL (BSc, Mechanical Engineering).
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