Sébastien de Beauffort

Professor and Expert in Entrepreneurship | Entrepreneur
Sébastien de Beauffort

Biography

Sébastien is an entrepreneur. He has launched and led eight start-ups as CTO or COO in various sectors, including education, e-commerce, paintball and journalism. He has also worked as a consultant for Wemanity and spent two years on secondment at Zurich Insurance as a developer and tech lead. Today, as part of his role as COO and co-founder of Tonic Teaching, he is successfully expanding his business into more than 30 countries by developing projects focused on innovation and education. Sébastien is also the CTO of HOPE, a social enterprise that provides education to refugees around the world. Finally, Sébastien works as a consultant for the United Nations, developing a network focused on technological entrepreneurship in the Arab world.

Education & Qualifications

UniversityQualification/Position
HARVARD UNIVERSITY – GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION Certificate of Higher Education
SUPINFO INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY International Master of Science in IT and Management

Work experience

YearRole
2021 – present CTO & Co-founder of HOPE
2021 – present Community Manager for ITU – United Nations
2020 – present COO & Co-founder of TONIC Teaching
2018 – 2020 Consultant for Wemanity
2018 – 2020 Full-stack developer and tech lead at Zurich Insurance
2016 – present Technical Director at Le Courrier du Maghreb et de l’Orient
2015 – 2018 CTO & Co-founder of Bamsell
2015 – 2018 CTO, Co-founder, Developer and Player at Smile Paintball Network
2013–2015 Full-Stack Developer & Co-founder of ITEACHYOU