Benjamin Mestrallet is Chief Executive Officer of eXo, a company he founded just out of university to serve its first customer, the U.S. Department of Defense. With eXo's recent expansion to North America, Benjamin now oversees the Company's growth, marketing and sales strategy from San Francisco. He first created the eXo project while a student and, in December 2002, delivered the industry's first Java portlet container.
Under Benjamin's leadership and care, eXo has expanded globally with operations in five countries and grown its product line to be the most comprehensive portfolio of open source collaboration software on the market. In recognition on his leadership and business savvy, a jury of France's top technology executives honored Benjamin as 2008's most outstanding young technology leader with the IVY Award. He holds an advanced master's degree in management science from the University of Paris IX Dauphine.
