This is the vision NEXQT has embraced since its inception: to make recent advances in climate science, responsible AI, and sustainable planning accessible and operational for local stakeholders in the ecological transition.
Fouzi Benkhelifa
CEO & Expert in territorial carbon energy planning
Fouzi Benkhelifa, founder of NEXQT, has nearly 25 years of experience in designing and implementing operational strategies for local low-carbon transition. Fouzi has long worked with major metropolitan areas, small cities, and local energy companies, mainly in France, the EU, Southeast Asia, and North Africa. In early 2020, Fouzi brought together key partners to establish NEXQT.
Nicolas Mégel
Lead Data Scientist & AI Specialist
Nicolas Megel, co-founder and partner, is an AI specialist. He graduated five years ago from ISAE Supaero (Toulouse, France) with a specialization in Big Data, Machine Learning, and Optimization, along with a minor in Energy, Transport, and Environment. He joined NEXQT at its inception as Lead Data Scientist and has since developed the data pipeline, algorithmic architecture, and quality control.
Phil DeCola
Chief Strategy Officer & Technology Advisor
Phil DeCola is the Director of Strategy and a partner at NEXQT. He is an adjunct professor at the University of Maryland and has over 30 years of experience using Earth observations to address climate change challenges. He has been a climate change advisor at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and was responsible at NASA for a satellite mission dedicated to measuring greenhouse gases. He actively contributes to NEXQT’s technology choices and the definition of use cases for the platform.
Philippe Ciais
Principal scientific advisor
Professor Philippe Ciais is the Principal Scientific Advisor and a partner at NEXQT. He is a Research Director at the Laboratory for Climate and Environmental Sciences (CEA/CNRS). A member of the French Academy of Sciences, he is a recognized expert in the global carbon cycle and the monitoring of greenhouse gas emissions. He has authored over a thousand publications, many in high-impact journals such as Nature and Science (cited 170,000 times). He brings to NEXQT both high-level scientific expertise and rigorous standards.
We are located in the heart of Paris, in the 2nd arrondissement, within Spaces Réaumur
Ideally located for close exchanges with our interlocutors.
And right in the heart of Marseille near the town hall, at Spaces Marseille.
Ideally located for close exchanges with our interlocutors.
At the heart of a community of general interest stakeholders. Our global initiative (CCI) is an essential part of our contribution to the global decarbonization effort.
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