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Jacques Jean
Advisory Board Member
Jacques Jean joined the Factum Global Advisory Board in 2024.
Jacques is the Founder & CEO of TechFides, a global strategic IT consulting firm focusing on four core services: Enterprise Digitization, IT Performance Management, IT Mergers, Acquisitions, Divestitures, Connected Government, and Cyber Security.
Jacques is an accomplished business professional with over 20 years of experience planning and implementing global technology strategies. Before forming TechFides, Jacques held an executive position where he served as an IT Business Stakeholder for the $4B IT Division of Schneider Electric Company. He led and championed driving their IT strategy and project-related portfolios. Earlier in his Schneider tenure, Mr. Jean also led the development and implementation of the IT engagement strategy for their $7B Industrial Automation division.
Before joining Invensys, Jacques spearheaded the Value-Based Planning group at Honeywell International. He collaborated with all business unit CIOs, optimized the IT infrastructure services, and minimized overhead and costs. Jacques also served as the IT Six Sigma Leader in Latin America for Honeywell Corporate, responsible for Regional Program Management and Six Sigma deployments across Latin America and the Caribbean. Jacques began his career as an IT Security Policy Business Analyst with AlliedSignal.
Jacques is also a member of the Executive Advisory Board for the Festival of the Diaspora, Casa Innovation, Neptune Chain and Tartan Advisory Partners. Jacques is a philanthropist with three libraries under his belt across the northern side of Haiti.
Jacques’ academic credentials include earning a Master of Science in Public Policy and Management from Carnegie Mellon University; furthering his studies with an Executive Program in Business Marketing Strategy from Harvard Business School; and an Executive Program in LEAD to Impact, from the University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School with the Schneider Electric Executive Corporate Leadership program in Budapest. Jacques also holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics from la Universidad de Guadalajara in Mexico.
Jacques is fluent in many languages, such as Creole, French, Spanish, and English, with proficiency in Portuguese. He resides in Texas.
