Pascal Desmarets

Pascal Desmarets has a diverse work experience starting in 1985 as the Vice President of Administration and IS at UTIL Automotive, where they oversaw various aspects such as accounting, finance, administration, and IT systems. In 1997, they joined Optum Software, Inc. as the Director of the Integration Solutions Group, focusing on supply chain execution software for Fortune 500 companies. In 1999, they became the Chief Information Officer at ARTISTdirect, Inc., a digital music company that connected artists and fans through its community site and e-commerce platform. In 2002, Pascal founded IntegrIT SA/NV and served as the Founder/CEO, leading the digital transformation of bpost, the Belgian postal operator. Finally, in 2015, they founded Hackolade, a Polyglot Data Modeling tool that revolutionizes data modeling for NoSQL databases, REST APIs, and more.

Pascal Desmarets completed their Executive MBA degree from the University of Southern California between 1993 and 1995. Pascal also holds a Master's degree in Business Engineering from the Louvain School of Management (previously IAG), earned from 1979 to 1984. Pascal'sfield of study at Louvain School of Management was Ingénieur Commercial et de Gestion.