Paul Langlois-Meurinne

Paul Langlois-Meurinne has a diverse work experience spanning over several industries. Paul is currently a Young Leader at the French-African Foundation, starting in 2023. Prior to this, Paul held the role of CEO and Co-Founder of FieldPro (By Optimetriks), a company that develops the FieldPro software, which helps organizations manage customer visits and field team activities. Paul also co-founded Gravity.earth, where they focused on building a KYC solution based on blockchain technology, initially targeting mobile operators in Africa.

Previously, Paul served as the Director of Mobile Financial Services at Airtel Uganda, where they led a fully autonomous business unit. Paul was responsible for the management of a team of 20 direct staff, 80 field staff, and 50 customer care staff. Prior to this, they were the Director of Mobile Financial Services at Millicom International Cellular, where they launched the mobile money service "Tigo Cash" and achieved significant growth.

Earlier in their career, Paul worked as a Telco Strategy Consultant at Altai Consulting and as an Inspector in the Inspection Générale at Societe Generale. Paul also had roles in sales and trading at BNP Paribas, including Equity Derivatives - Structured Products Sales on the UK & Ireland desk and Equity Derivatives - Flow Sales on the Swiss desk.

Overall, Paul Langlois-Meurinne has a strong background in entrepreneurship, mobile financial services, strategy consulting, and sales in the telecommunications and financial sectors.

Paul Langlois-Meurinne completed their education in a variety of fields. Paul began their education at Lycée Saint-Joseph - Reims from 2001 to 2003, where they studied Economics in high school. Following this, they attended Centre Madeleine Daniélou from 2003 to 2005, focusing on Classes Préparatoires. Later, Paul attended ESSEC Business School from 2005 to 2008, where they obtained a Master in Management with a specialization in Business Administration and Management, General. In addition to their formal education, Paul also obtained several certifications. In 2017, they received certifications in Fondamentaux du marketing digital from Google, L'avenir de la décision: connaître et agir en complexité from Coursera, Certification Le Robert from Éditions Le Robert, and Premiers secours civiques de niveau 1 (PSC1) from the Croix-Rouge française. In 2017, they also completed a course on Créer et développer une startup technologique from Coursera.