Summary
Pascal Mariany is a multidisciplinary tech entrepreneur and educator who blends software development, instructional design and product leadership to build privacy-first AI ecosystems for European organisations. As CEO and co-founder of CivAI he leads product and architecture for EduGPT, GovGPT and OrgGPT, translating European AI legislation into practical, human-centered solutions while keeping data sovereignty front and center. He has deep roots in applied ICT education—developing digital learning tools like GymWijzer! and coaching project-based Open-ICT programs—so his work consistently ties pedagogy to real-world technical delivery. Founder of Mariany Design and Mariany Hosting, he also runs customer-facing web and hosting services for 150+ clients, giving him hands-on product and operational experience rarely seen in academic technologists. Based in the Netherlands, Pascal pairs a Master in Learning & Innovation with a track record of piloting AI companions in schools and public organisations, aiming to make AI useful, accountable and accessible.
8 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
MBO ICT Niveau 4 Realtime programmer (C#, JAVA, PHP, .NET), Realtime programmer (C#, JAVA, PHP, .NET), MBO ICT Niveau 4 Realtime programmer (C#, JAVA, PHP, .NET), Realtime programmer (C#, JAVA, PHP, .NET) at Rijn IJssel
First degree, Teacher Physical Education, First degree, Teacher Physical Education at HAN University of Applied Sciences
Master, Leren en Innoveren, Master, Leren en Innoveren at Aeres University of Applied Sciences Wageningen
Luxembourgish, German, English, French, Dutch