Julien Brinas

Mr. Brinas developed his passion for software in the French countryside where he grew up. With a Master’s degree in software engineering, Mr. Brinas became a developer in the financial industry at Standard & Poor's in London. Currently he works as a VP at BNP Paribas in New York. During the past 8 years, he has led Web development teams of various sizes for multiple business lines and functions, evangelizing architecture and development of good practices. In 2008, Mr. Brinas co-founded and assumed the role of CTO at muendo.com, a social network for professional classical musicians. Two years later, he launched his business architecture firm through which he helps entrepreneurs in the creative industries (fashion, design, music) execute their ideas by merging technology and business processes. He is a repeat guest lecturer in “Entrepreneurship in the Business of Art” at New York University. Mr. Brinas is the founder of Castle Ventures Inc, a start-up in stealth mode aiming at making an impact on people’s travel and leisure activities.