About Paul
Ancien consultant en stratégie chez Bain & Company (top performer fast-tracked x2) reconverti opérateur IA, je combine rigueur analytique du conseil et expérience terrain de déploiement de produits IA en production.
Diplômé de l'ESSEC, et également doté d'une double formation juridique (Avocat admis aux Barreaux de New York et Paris), un atout pour évoluer dans les environnements régulés et exigeants.
J'accompagne les Grands Groupes et dirigeants d'ETI, groupes de roll-up, fonds d'investissement sur leurs enjeux de stratégie, d'operating model, due diligence, de transformation et de gestion de projets complexes — avec une spécialisation sur la transformation IA : identification des cas d'usage à fort ROI, déploiement, et conduite du changement.
Fondateur d'une Startup dans l'IA (Alto) incubée à Station F, soutenue par BPI, déployée auprès de professions réglementées (médecins experts, avocats), qui a dépassé les 200.000€ d'ARR dès le deuxième mois après sa création. Alto offre une suite d'agents IA (Agent vocal IA, Agent qui aide à la transcription et au classement des documents...)
French
Native or bilingual
English
Native or bilingual
Can work on-site
Paris (up to 50km)
Experience
- Alto AICEO – CofounderMarch 2025 - Today (1 year and 4 months)Paris, FranceFounder & Operator — Built and scaled AI products (voice agents, document intelligence, LLM workflows) from 0 to six-figure ARR, serving regulated B2B verticals (legal, medical). Based in Station F (Paris).-> Ship AI agents and LLM products that actually get adopted — including by non-technical users in regulated professions.-> Deliver AI products that survive contact with real users, not just demos — proven with non-technical professionals in legal and medical verticals.
- BAIN & COMPANYStrategy Consultant – Top PerformerSeptember 2021 - September 2025 (4 years)Paris, FranceFocus areas: corporate strategy, AI transformation, market entry, competitive analyses, M&A strategy, financial modelling, operating model transformation.- Advised C-suite executives of major companies and private equity investors across 15+ strategy engagements and AI transformation plan in consumer goods, healthcare, retail, industrials and financial services.- Selected engagements:◦ Redesigned the European operating model of a global FMCG company operating across 5+ countries; identified €100M+ cost-efficiency opportunities and help implement AI strategy to streamline processes.◦ Define AI strategy roadmap for a leading financial services company, mapping 20+ use cases ranked by RoI; then led pilot for 3 of them◦ Developed a Value Creation Plan for a global services company launching a new offering; conducted market analysis across 15+ geographies & prioritized 5 high-growth segments, defining a "where to play/how to win" strategy & investment roadmap.◦ Identified adjacent growth opps for a leading international retailer by analyzing 8+ value-chain markets and screening potential acquisition targets.◦ Supported the leadership team of a €40B+ listed retailer in responding to activist investor pressure, rebuilding financial projections under 3 downside scenarios and stress-testing 20+ operational drivers to strengthen the company's strategic & financial narrative to investors.◦ Executed multiple commercial and financial due diligences across consumer products, financial services and CPG sectors◦ Advised a global beauty leader on expansion into a new strategic market; analyzed a $30B+ industry across 6 sub segments and benchmarked 15+ competitors to identify priority entry models and geographies.◦ Supported carve-out preparation of an industrial services business unit ahead of an M&A transaction; mapped 15+ legal entities across 4 countries, 2,000+ FTE and 50+ operational processes to enable separation of retained vs divested activities
- CLEARY GOTTLIEB STEEN & HAMILTON LLPM&A Associate, Mergers & Acquisitions and Private EquityOctober 2019 - April 2021 (1 year and 6 months)Paris, FranceFocus areas: M&A transactions, French Corporate and Contract Law, transaction structuring, legal drafting, corporate governance.- Worked on cross-border M&A transactions and corporate matters for multinational clients across luxury goods, consulting and industrial sectors.- Selected engagements:◦ Conducted legal research and prepared internal memos/ client briefing notes for ongoing transactions, including workstreams involving senior stakeholders at in the context of a $7B+ transaction◦ Supported the execution of a $1B+ acquisition of a European cereal producer, preparing transaction documentation (SPA, corporate approvals, financing documents) and coordinating inputs across legal and financial advisors.
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Education
- Master-in-Management - Grande EcoleESSEC BUSINESS SCHOOL2021Master-in-Management
- LL.M in Business LawUNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA LAW SCHOOL2018LL.M in Business Law