Frédéric de LIGONDES began his career at Cegos, then successively occupied management positions in sales and marketing management with Xerox then Seiko–Epson. Between 1991 and 1996, he became director of marketing and communication for NEC Computers; conducted the strategic integration of PC within the Bull group; was involved with DELL in France; contributed to the launch of the merger between DIGITAL / COMPAQ. In 1997, he established a marketing agency and in 2004 he integrated Mar-Tech & Finance for which the mission is to support technological innovation, promote entrepreneurism and to help finance innovative technologies. In 2005 he created the Observatory of Intangibles alongside Ernst & Young, INPI and SAS France for which he is the general delegate. In 2006, he launched Capital-4E, first European conference on evaluation, research, finance and entrepreneurship for Eco-Innovation. In 2008, as Associate Professor of the UVSQ, he assisted in the launch of the International Chair Econoving.