Jean-Claude Fontanive graduated in Engineering at SUPINFO
and holds a MBA from the "Institut d’Administration des Entreprises de Paris" (IAE Paris).
He started his carrer in insurance companies in France and the UK. After wich he worked for several other companies, including three years for Electronic Data Systems ( EDS) in Austin, Tx.
Since 2002, Fontanive works in as a consultant sustanable development projects and EU affairs.
He is the Co-founder and Managing Director of OPTEAMUM-ALLIANCE, a consulting firm providing solutions in merger, acquisition and business performance (www.opteamum-alliance.com). He is also a Managing Partner of ProPoze, a environmental engineering and consulting firm specialised in sustainable development projects (www.propoze.org).
He is a wine expert and the Vice-president of the Brussels section of the Wine Business Club.
Jean-Claude Fontanive is a founding member and the President of the Board of Directors of Going-Electric.