Jean-Michel Dalle is a Professor at Sorbonne University and serves as the Managing Director of Agoranov, a leading science-based incubator in Paris. Agoranov, cofounded by several leading universities and research centers, has supported the launch of over 600 innovative, primarily deeptech startups, including 5 unicorns, that have collectively raised over 6 billion euros in private funding.
Prof. Dalle is also the Chairman of the Supervisory Committee for Pôles Universitaires d’Innovation, a recent framework initiative that supports French universities in the scaling of their innovation and entrepreneurship capabilities, and a member of France 2030 Supervisory Board. M. Dalle graduated from École Polytechnique, ENSAE and EHESS, and holds a PhD in economics from École Polytechnique. He is a co-initiator of Rise Europe and serves as member of its program committee.