
Adrien Bouillot
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Adrien Bouillot is a French entrepreneur and marathon runner based between Accra, Ghana, and Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. He is the founder and CEO of Chalkboard Education, an edtech social enterprise he launched in 2015 after graduating from Sciences Po Paris. Chalkboard provides mobile-first e-learning solutions to improve access to quality education for adult learners across 10+ African countries. Before founding Chalkboard, Adrien worked as a Senior Consultant at Linkfluence specializing in trends analytics and digital strategy. He currently also serves as Global Lead for Social Insights at Opella. His work has been recognized with funding from BpiFrance and the Jacobs Foundation, and he has participated in prestigious accelerator programs including Google Developers Launchpad.
Education
Master's degree in Communication and Media Studies
Sciences Po Paris
2009-2015
Undergraduate Exchange Programme in Communication and Media Studies
University of Toronto
2011-2012
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Awards
- 🏆BpiFrance grant of 25,000 euros (2017)
- 🏆Jacobs Foundation TRECC fund grant of 200,000 euros
- 🏆Participated in Google Developers Launchpad Accelerator, Lagos (2018)
- 🏆Participant in Lisbon Challenge startup accelerator
- 🏆CS50 Introduction to Computer Science Certificate (verified)