Jean-David is a DTC global partner.  He is an intercultural trainer and management consultant with two decades of “Northern Hemisphere – Southern Hemisphere” experience. He designs and delivers impact driven facilitation sessions for businesses and non-profit organizations operating globally.

A third country individual raised across West Africa and Europe, Jean-David has lived and worked in over 25 countries.  He is as comfortable engaging with field staff in the busy streets of Nairobi as facilitating sessions with C-level executives in a New York corporate office. Over the last 10 years, Jean-David has applied his management and facilitation skills in numerous industries including agribusiness, health, sport, technology, and international trade. 

He has delivered training and facilitation sessions for non-profit organizations as well, such as FHI 360, Worldreader, and UNESCO, and global companies such as Roca, Equatorial Coca-Cola Bottling Company, and the Spanish football league.  Prior to these engagements, Jean-David held management positions in business development and training at Phillip Morris International and served as Market Research Executive at GfK in London.

In academia, Jean-David has delivered courses on intercultural communication and leadership at the Center for Intercultural Education in Madrid, Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona, and at the Geneva Business School.

Jean-David holds a B.A. in Spanish and Russian from Lawrence University(US), a M.A. in Specialized Translation from the University of Westminster (UK), and a Postgraduate Diploma in African Studies and Development from Pompeu Fabra University (Spain).

Fluent in English, Spanish, and French, Jean-David has added Portuguese and Swahili to his linguistic bucket list.

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