Jean-Luc Besset

Chief Executive Officer at Ever.li

Jean-Luc Besset has a diverse work history, with experience in various industries and roles. Jean-Luc currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Ever.li, a historical mobile application. Prior to this, Jean-Luc was the Co-Owner of La Flamme - Catering & Delivery from 2016 to 2020.

From 2018 to 2020, they worked as a Digital History consultant at Stanford University, where they contributed to the development of a mobile app on the life of Martin Luther King Jr. and the African American Struggle for Freedom and Equality. Before that, Jean-Luc held the position of Senior Expert at History News Network from 2015 to 2020.

In 2015, Jean-Luc co-founded Memories Park, an organization focused on preserving and sharing personal memories. Jean-Luc was also the CEO of Live2times SAS from 2010 to 2015, where they specialized in history and storytelling, offering websites and applications that allowed users to immerse themselves in different time periods.

Prior to Live2times SAS, Jean-Luc founded Exploredge in 2006, a semantic search engine company providing search technology and information access solutions. Jean-Luc also worked as an Internet strategy consultant at Victoires editions from 2003 to 2005, where they designed and operated marketing and sales strategies.

In 1999, Jean-Luc co-founded Uneterre, an environment and sustainable development news website, where they developed targeted extranets and newsletters for clients. Jean-Luc began their career as a writer at Montparnasse Multimedia from 1994 to 1999.

Overall, Jean-Luc Besset has a strong background in historical, digital, and entrepreneurial roles, with expertise in storytelling, information access, and strategy development.

Jean-Luc Besset has a diverse education history, starting with their high school education at Lycee Dumont Durville from 1980 to 1983. Following their high school education, they attended Sciences Po Aix from 1983 to 1987, where they pursued a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) with a focus on Economy. In 1984, alongside their studies at Sciences Po Aix, Jean-Luc also enrolled in Aix-Marseille University, where they obtained a Master's degree in History, completing their studies in 1988.

Continuing their pursuit of knowledge, Jean-Luc attended SKEMA Business School from 1988 to 1990, where they obtained another Master's degree, this time in Marketing.

In terms of additional certifications, Jean-Luc recently completed a certification in Prompt Engineering for ChatGPT from Université Vanderbilt in May 2023.

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  • Chief Executive Officer

    January, 2022 - present