Laurent Gharda

Laurent Gharda is an accomplished technology executive with extensive experience in founding and leading multiple successful ventures in the tech industry. Currently serving as the Founder and Principal at Tech Biz Advisors, Laurent provides strategic guidance and consulting for tech startups and scale-ups. As a Director at CodeWeavers since 2002, Laurent contributes to corporate governance and strategic planning for a company known for enabling Windows applications on various platforms. Laurent founded and served as CEO of LinMin Corp., where innovative provisioning software was developed for cloud data centers. Previous roles include COO and CEO at Open Country, where Laurent transitioned the company into a VC-backed firm, and COO at eCode.com, launching identity management solutions. Laurent has a background in marketing leadership at Phoenix Technologies and Award Software, and sales experience at Veritas Technologies. Laurent holds a BA in Computer Science from the University of California, Berkeley, and a French National Baccalaureate in philosophy and modern languages from L. Jean Lurçat in Perpignan, France.