Alex is a seasoned Product Marketing Director with a passion for connecting innovative technologies to the real-world needs of businesses and people. At Vention, Alex leads cross-functional projects and initiatives that span across product, marketing, sales , and executive leadership teams. Prior to product marketing in the robotics and semiconductor markets, Alex designed electronic defense systems for the U.S. Airforce and Navy as a Lockheed Martin engineer. He earned a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from Marquette University and an MBA from Rollins College.

Etienne is a business leader and entrepreneur with deep experience building and turning around engineering-intensive businesses. He’s the founder and CEO of Vention. Before founding Vention in 2016, Etienne spent five years at McKinsey & Company as an Associate Partner with the Operations and Product Development Practices. In this role, he led enterprise-wide strategic, operational, and turnaround programs at global industrial and high-tech companies. Before joining McKinsey, he held various positions in product management, product development, and supply-chain operations at General Electric as part of the Technical Leadership Program. Etienne holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from the École de Technologie Supérieure.