Summary
François-Olivier Devaux is an engineer and PhD with 21 years of experience driving energy, climate and just-transition strategies across research, public transport, civil society and NGOs. He currently leads the Education Department at Entraide & Fraternité, blending strategic vision with hands-on program design to fight poverty and social inequality while empowering a team of 15. He has steered technical innovation and policy at STIB and CLIMACT, co-founded a successful image-compression spin-off, and coordinated cross-border European projects linking engineering, finance and public authorities. Known for applying agile and sociocratic governance, he thrives on iterative, citizen-led approaches that translate complex decarbonisation goals into local action. Based in Belgium, he combines rigorous academic research with practical program delivery, having supported 500+ community initiatives and mentored numerous researchers and project leaders. An uncommon strength is his ability to move fluently between technical R&D, strategic policy and grassroots facilitation to create socially equitable climate solutions.
21 years of coding experience
PhD Civil Engineer Telecommunications - Communications and Remote Sensing Laboratory, PhD Civil Engineer Telecommunications - Communications and Remote Sensing Laboratory at Université catholique de Louvain