Summary
Gabriel De Fombelle is an entrepreneur and technology leader with over three decades of hands-on experience pioneering AI from expert systems and early NLP to today’s agentic AI, and 11 years of more recent professional experience in executive roles. As founder of Eigen Vertex he combines applied mathematics, signal processing and agentic AI to build data-driven software and consultancy that extract hidden patterns and drive innovation. He has held CIO/CTO/CEO roles across industries—music, mobility, software publishing and digital marketing—translating strategic vision into deployed products and fleets (including a 10k+ vehicle fleet management solution). Gabriel’s background in computational and applied mathematics (CNAM, UTC, University of Washington) underpins a practice that mixes rigorous quantitative methods with practical engineering. Notably he has a long track record of early adoption—designing large-scale social media features with advanced telephony/video in the early 2000s and digital handwriting/RAD platforms in the 2000s—demonstrating a pattern of shipping ahead-of-market solutions. Based in Paris, he focuses now on accelerating AI adoption for organizations that need both mathematical depth and product-focused delivery.
11 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS, Computational and Applied Mathematics, Master of Science - MS, Computational and Applied Mathematics at University of Washington
National Conservatory of Arts and Crafts
Master's degree, Management Information Systems, Très Honorable, Master's degree, Management Information Systems, Très Honorable at Université de Technologie de Compiègne (UTC)
French, English