Born and raised in France, Jeff lived for several years in Spain, England, Sweden, Saudi Arabia and Malaysia.
Most of his professional career unfolded in the UK; IT Sales & Marketing
Jeff’s passion is Information Technology and its social impact. His ambition to be a third generation Entrepreneur was fulfilled when he founded BlueArc which was acquired in 2011 by Hitachi. Jeff then became a Venture Capitalist with a Fund focused on early stage IT companies. He mentored start ups from garage to Multinational success.
Born by the seaside, Jeff was a dinghy sailor before switching to windsurfing. A Tai Chi practitioner for 12 year, could not find a replacement teacher when leaving UK. Still do some Chi Quong exercises most mornings.Jeff has been a regular jogger most of his life with 5 km his favourite distance. Most recent participations include the” Escalade de Genève” in Switzerland..
Jeff became interested in modern art while at school in Barcelona. His favourite artists include Gauguin, Giacometti, Klee, Magritte, Picasso and Van Gogh.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Recently moved to Valencia. Building friends circle.

Interests

Private Equity
Fintech
Having fun.
Philosophy.
Happiness.
Food but rarely wine.
Fitness, jogging, Tai Chi
More of an early bird than a night owl.

• arts
• modern art
• dining
• wine
• cocktails
• vegetarian
• vegan
• fitness
• shopping
• technology
• windsurfing
• surfing
• teaching
• entrepreneurship
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Favorite movies: Bridge of SpiesBlue Jasmin, Gran Torino, Shakespeare in Love, Six days seven nights, blade runner, Leon el professional, As good as it gets, A fish called Wanda, The good the bad & the ugly, Le bucher des vanités.

Favorite Music: Thalia, Dave Brubeck, Venga boys, Bob Marley, Roberta Flack, Dance music. Katy Perry, Tina Turner, Vivaldi Four seasons.

Favorite Books: Ayn Rand Atlas shrugged, Nassim Nicholas Taleb Black Swa, n, David Allen Making it all work, Achor Shawn The Happiness Advantage, Tim Ferris The 4 hours workweek, Les certitudes du hazard. Essentialism. The War of Word, Steven Pressfield

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Silicon Valley Start up.

Teach, Learn, Share

Perspective of living in countries as a foreigner.
How different societies differ and share our points of view.
Getting Things Done.
PC & mobile

What I Can Share with Hosts

Fun loving Spanish life by the beach.
Paella, tapas & cocktails in Alicante's fashionable hang outs
Low cost restaurants and bars.
Vegetarian and vegan restaurants
Organic health food shop
Organic market stalls
Internet surfing

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Australia, Bahrain, Belgium, Cambodia, Canada, China, Denmark, Egypt, England, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, India, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Martinique, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin (French part), Saudi Arabia, Scotland, Singapore, Sint Maarten (Dutch part), South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United States, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Italy, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, United Kingdom