Aurélien Hérault is a veteran music-tech leader and Chief Innovation Officer at Deezer with two decades of experience at the intersection of music, data, product and engineering. He has progressed from lead software engineer to executive roles—VP Engineering, VP Technology & Innovation, VP Product, Chief Data & Research Officer—now overseeing Deezer Research, data science, labs and new-vertical initiatives. Based in Paris, he combines hands-on technical roots and teaching experience with board advisory roles for startups, bringing a practitioner’s eye to strategy and productization of research. Known for turning research and new technologies into tangible services, he uniquely blends music industry intuition with scalable data-driven product development.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Baccalauréat sciences et technologies de l'industrie, Electronic, Baccalauréat sciences et technologies de l'industrie, Electronic at Lycée Pablo Neruda
Licence Professionnelle Mention Systèmes informatiques et logiciels, Création et développement numériques en ligne, Mention Très Bien, Licence Professionnelle Mention Systèmes informatiques et logiciels, Création et développement numériques en ligne, Mention Très Bien at GOBELINS, l'école de l'image
DEUST Multimedia & Reseaux, Sciences informatiques et de l''information et services apparentés, DEUST Multimedia & Reseaux, Sciences informatiques et de l''information et services apparentés at Université Panthéon Assas (Paris II)
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