Advisory Board
Jean Pommier
Vice President of Methodology
ILOG
Jean Pommier is VP of Methodology for ILOG, Inc. Jean joined ILOG upon its creation in 1987, in R&D (rule-based systems), moving into consulting, and then management in 1991. From 2003 to 2006 Jean led Worldwide Professional Services, the fastest growing source of revenue. Prior to that, he was heading worldwide consulting and US sales operations for ILOG's largest division (financial services, transportation and e-government). Jean has led several important initiatives at ILOG, including the company's technical account management, customer education and corporate quality programs. He established ILOG's services organization, creating new practice areas for business rule management systems and resource optimization. Overall, Jean has contributed to more than 400 successful customer implementations.
Prior to ILOG, Jean was a database administrator for the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), where he helped build and maintain one of the largest Oracle installations in Europe.
He earned an engineering degree at Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Métiers, and a master's degree in computer science at University of Nice.”