MIT Sloan Executive Education
Certificate Holder Profile
Bernard-Louis Roques
General Partner & Founder
Truffle Capital
France
Executive Certificate(s):
Bernard-Louis Roques is the General Partner and Founder of Truffle Capital, a leading independent European private equity firm dedicated to investing in and building technology leaders in the IT, life sciences, and energy sectors. With $600 million under management, Truffle Capital is led by a team of four partners with decades of successful investment and entrepreneurial experience in both Europe and Silicon Valley. The company aims to achieve superior financial returns by leveraging its industry knowledge, extensive network, and unique focus on spin-offs to identify business ventures that match latent market needs.
Bernard-Louis was a founding partner of ABN Amro Venture Capital. He has successfully led over 40 information technology investment companies, a majority of which have become public. He previously acquired a small French industrial company, restored it to profitability, and sold it 18 months later. He is a board member of ESI Group (technical software, Euronext ‘ESI’), Netbooster (internet, Euronext ‘ALNBT’), Phone Systems (VoIP, Euronext ‘PHO’), Deny-All (security software), Equitime (HR optimization software, MoMac B.V. (mobile technology), PeopleCube B.V. (workplace management software), and GoAdv (internet, Euronext ‘ALGOA’). In addition, Bernard-Louis is the publisher of the “Truffle 100,” the leading ranking of the 100 top European software vendors (see www.truffle100.com).
“I decided to pursue the Executive Certificate in Strategy and Innovation in order to refresh my educational background. I wanted to become acquainted with the latest management and business theories and gain access to new tools that can help me better analyze global business trends and innovations. It was a perfect mid-career educational experience, with an ideal mix of business cases and theoretical courses and the opportunity to interact with world-class MIT faculty.”
