Luc Despaux

Luc Despaux has a diverse work experience in the media and advertising industry. Luc started their career as an Assistant Strategy Director at MediaVest in 2001 and later worked as a Supervisor at Starcom Germany from 2005 to 2008. In 2008, they pursued an MBA from Columbia Business School. After completing their MBA, Luc worked as a Summer Associate in the New Ventures Group at Idealab in 2009. Luc then joined MediaVest again as an Associate Director from 2012 to 2013.

Luc's career progressed as they joined Media Assembly in 2014, where they held the roles of VP, Integrated Communications Director and VP, Director Data Strategy & Innovation. Luc played a key role in developing strategies to leverage data and AI capabilities for consumer understanding and targeting.

In 2018, Luc joined Crossmedia as a Group Director before moving to NitroC Group in 2020 as a Group Media Director. Currently, they hold the position of VP, Senior Director at Empower Media, starting from March 2023.

Prior to their industry roles, Luc had also founded dash-ng, an AI-based system for developing high-quality domain-specific models of online content. Although the entity and technology still exist, it is not currently operating.

Luc Despaux earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and International Relations from Pomona College in 2000. Luc later pursued a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree at Columbia Business School from 2008 to 2010.