Alex Vieux
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Alex Serge Vieux is chairman
, CEO and founder of technology conference sponsor, DASAR
. He's also publisher of Red Herring magazine.
Currently, Vieux serves on the boards
of several international public and private companies, including BVRP, CommerceOne, and Qualys
.
In 1997, Vieux was named president of the Infotech Commission for the French Republic, under the auspice of the Minister of Economics and Finance. Vieux served on the Board of Directors
for Tandem Computers
for two years, until the company's merger with Compaq
in 1997. Active in public service, he served as special advisor to the Minister of Industry in France
from 1991 to 1993, covering all issues relating to the high-tech industry.
In 1988, he was named Visiting Professor at the University of Paris Dauphine. Eager to share his knowledge of the IT industry, Vieux also held a position at the University of Paris La Sorbonne
.
Vieux started his career at Andersen Consulting (1981–1985) implementing information systems. In 1985, he took a position as the US business correspondent for the French daily Le Monde
and has authored more than 300 articles profiling the high-tech industry in the Silicon Valley
. As an entrepreneur, Vieux co-founded CATS Software and Renaissance Software, firms focusing on the banking industry.
A graduate of the Institute d’Etudes Politiques and the French business school HEC, Vieux holds a law degree from the Universite de Paris and an MBA from Stanford University
, where he was a Fulbright Scholar.
Chairman of the Board
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, CEO and founder of technology conference sponsor, DASAR
Dasar
Dasar is an acronym for Darkness Amplification by Stimulated Absorption of Radiation.It is a little-used expression describing the anomalous interstellar formaldehyde absorption discovered by Palmer et al. in 1969....
. He's also publisher of Red Herring magazine.
Currently, Vieux serves on the boards
Board of directors
A board of directors is a body of elected or appointed members who jointly oversee the activities of a company or organization. Other names include board of governors, board of managers, board of regents, board of trustees, and board of visitors...
of several international public and private companies, including BVRP, CommerceOne, and Qualys
Qualys
Qualys, Inc. is the leading provider of software-as-a-service IT security risk and compliance management solutions. Qualys' on demand security risk and compliance management solutions make it possible for organizations to strengthen the security of their networks and conduct automated security...
.
In 1997, Vieux was named president of the Infotech Commission for the French Republic, under the auspice of the Minister of Economics and Finance. Vieux served on the Board of Directors
Board of directors
A board of directors is a body of elected or appointed members who jointly oversee the activities of a company or organization. Other names include board of governors, board of managers, board of regents, board of trustees, and board of visitors...
for Tandem Computers
Tandem Computers
Tandem Computers, Inc. was the dominant manufacturer of fault-tolerant computer systems for ATM networks, banks, stock exchanges, telephone switching centers, and other similar commercial transaction processing applications requiring maximum uptime and zero data loss. The company was founded in...
for two years, until the company's merger with Compaq
Compaq
Compaq Computer Corporation is a personal computer company founded in 1982. Once the largest supplier of personal computing systems in the world, Compaq existed as an independent corporation until 2002, when it was acquired for US$25 billion by Hewlett-Packard....
in 1997. Active in public service, he served as special advisor to the Minister of Industry in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
from 1991 to 1993, covering all issues relating to the high-tech industry.
In 1988, he was named Visiting Professor at the University of Paris Dauphine. Eager to share his knowledge of the IT industry, Vieux also held a position at the University of Paris La Sorbonne
University of Paris
The University of Paris was a university located in Paris, France and one of the earliest to be established in Europe. It was founded in the mid 12th century, and officially recognized as a university probably between 1160 and 1250...
.
Vieux started his career at Andersen Consulting (1981–1985) implementing information systems. In 1985, he took a position as the US business correspondent for the French daily Le Monde
Le Monde
Le Monde is a French daily evening newspaper owned by La Vie-Le Monde Group and edited in Paris. It is one of two French newspapers of record, and has generally been well respected since its first edition under founder Hubert Beuve-Méry on 19 December 1944...
and has authored more than 300 articles profiling the high-tech industry in the Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley is a term which refers to the southern part of the San Francisco Bay Area in Northern California in the United States. The region is home to many of the world's largest technology corporations...
. As an entrepreneur, Vieux co-founded CATS Software and Renaissance Software, firms focusing on the banking industry.
A graduate of the Institute d’Etudes Politiques and the French business school HEC, Vieux holds a law degree from the Universite de Paris and an MBA from Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
, where he was a Fulbright Scholar.
Sources
- Profile Timemagazine
- Red Herring returns, MarketWatch September 25, 2003.