https://padlet.com/JeanJacquesDegroof/About Jean-Jacques Degroof, an experienced global venture investor and financial professional, has spent more than seven years as a teacher of entrepreneurship and innovation management at several business schools throughout Europe. More recently, his efforts as an educator and mentor have emphasized the support of young technology start-up groups. Jean-Jacques Degroof has worked in various areas of the financial industry and in academia over the course of his career, from his time as a private banker in Brussels, Belgium, to his work as a researcher at the MIT Industrial Performance Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He has also held board positions with companies including Ventos S.A., an investment management company based in Luxembourg, and Forerun, Inc., a medical software business in Waltham, Massachusetts. Mr. Degroof studied management and labor studies at the Catholic University of Louvain in Belgium. He graduated summa cum laude with honors. He later completed management courses at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Sloan School of Management. He has continued to engage with various MIT communities, such as the MIT Educational Council and the Alumni Association. en-us 2017-11-14 12:31:59 UTC 2026-01-26 12:12:18 UTC hello@padlet.com JeanJacquesDegroof https://padlet.com/JeanJacquesDegroof/About/wish/206670028 2017-11-14 12:34:11 UTC https://padlet.com/JeanJacquesDegroof/About/wish/206670028 JeanJacquesDegroof https://padlet.com/JeanJacquesDegroof/About/wish/206670030 2017-11-14 12:34:14 UTC https://padlet.com/JeanJacquesDegroof/About/wish/206670030 JeanJacquesDegroof https://padlet.com/JeanJacquesDegroof/About/wish/206670041 2017-11-14 12:34:17 UTC https://padlet.com/JeanJacquesDegroof/About/wish/206670041 JeanJacquesDegroof https://padlet.com/JeanJacquesDegroof/About/wish/206670050 2017-11-14 12:34:21 UTC https://padlet.com/JeanJacquesDegroof/About/wish/206670050 JeanJacquesDegroof https://padlet.com/JeanJacquesDegroof/About/wish/206670059 2017-11-14 12:34:23 UTC https://padlet.com/JeanJacquesDegroof/About/wish/206670059 JeanJacquesDegroof https://padlet.com/JeanJacquesDegroof/About/wish/2133881049
An educator who teaches entrepreneurship at European business schools, Jean-Jacques Degroof draws on his extensive experience in the fields of business and education. After completing a Ph.D. in Management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Jean-Jacques Degroof worked as a researcher at the MIT Industrial Performance Center (IPC).]]> 2022-04-07 03:41:53 UTC https://padlet.com/JeanJacquesDegroof/About/wish/2133881049 JeanJacquesDegroof https://padlet.com/JeanJacquesDegroof/About/wish/2137092806 With more than three decades of academic and investment-management experience, Jean-Jacques Degroof engages in numerous academic ventures and lectures at business schools across the US and Europe. Jean-Jacques Degroof also belongs to the William Barton Rogers Society, a donors’ group that supports the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Leadership gifts to the society provide funding for educational programs, such as the MIT Lincoln Laboratory Beaver Works Center.]]> 2022-04-09 02:15:48 UTC https://padlet.com/JeanJacquesDegroof/About/wish/2137092806