Summary
Woody Rousseau is a fintech-focused technology leader and co-founder who has spent 11 years building and scaling engineering teams and products, currently serving as Group Partner at Theodo and CTO of Theodo FinTech. He leads go-to-market technology strategy and is accountable for delivery speed and product quality across a 60+ engineer and product specialist practice that designs, builds and operates bespoke financial applications. Passionate about Lean principles and APIs, he advocates for real-time, embedded finance and Open Finance as the backbone of future business platforms. With an engineering background from ENSTA and an international stint at DTU, he blends rigorous systems thinking with hands-on delivery experience across consultancy and product roles in Paris and London. Notably, he pairs startup co-founder grit with a manufacturing-inspired focus on flow and continuous improvement, bringing operational discipline to fintech product engineering.
11 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Scientific Preparatory Courses, Scientific Preparatory Courses at Lycée Saint Louis
Engineering Degree Communications and Information Systems - Embedded system, Engineering Degree Communications and Information Systems - Embedded system at ENSTA
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) (Baccalauréat Scientifique) Scientific, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) (Baccalauréat Scientifique) Scientific at Lycée Général Louis Le Grand
Technical University of Denmark
French, English, Japanese, Spanish