Felix van de Maele

Felix Van de Maele is the Founder and CEO of Collibra, a Data Intelligence company established in May 2008 that focuses on accelerating trusted business outcomes by connecting appropriate data, insights, and algorithms to Data Citizens. Additionally, Felix serves as a board advisor at Guardsquare since March 2019 and has held the title of Fellow at KU Leuven's Hogenheuvelcollege since October 2013, recognizing excellence in scientific management. Previously, Felix was a researcher at Vrije Universiteit Brussel from March to August 2007, specializing in Semantic- and Ontology-based Integration and the Semantic Web. Felix's academic credentials include multiple master's degrees in General Management and Computer Science from esteemed institutions such as Vlerick Business School, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Ecole des Mines de Nantes, and Vrije Universiteit Brussel.