Guillaume Hennion

Born and raised in France, Guillaume is a French entrepreneur and a tech and music enthusiast who moved to Austin in 2012. After spending the first 17 years of his career traveling the world to run global operations and solve yield management and process control problems in the semiconductor industry, he now focuses on launching the US branch of an Israeli software development services company, based out of Austin, TX.

Passionate about the tech startup ecosystem and Austin, he is an ambassador and a mentor with the French Tech in Austin (#FrenchTech), for which he also leads operations and partnerships.

With an international experience built in a professional and multicultural environment, Guillaume can talk to do’s and don’ts of doing business in various locations, and can share his personal experience of relocating a family to Austin.

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