Stéphane Attal is the Executive Chairman of Kinjo, a mobile advertising start-up; he joined Kinjo to set the strategic direction of the company and raise venture capital. Prior to Kinjo, Mr. Attal was the President and CEO of Nephrologix, a start-up in peritoneal dialysis systems; he successfully led the financing, pre-commercialization and ultimately sale of Nephrologix in June 2007.
Before joining Nephrologix, from 2003 to 2005, Mr. Attal was a founder and CEO of Navtel Communications, a worldwide developer and manufacturer of telecommunications test equipment. From 1989 to 2003, while Navtel was a division of a European-based global telecommunications high tech equipment company, Mr. Attal held numerous senior operating roles including general manager and vice president global sales. Mr. Attal led an MBO and VC financing, resulting in the spin-off of Navtel. He previously served as President of other high tech firms.
Mr. Attal has an MBA (University of Texas at Austin) and a MSc. from the French engineering school Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Métiers.