A French strategy consultancy firm for general management, specialising in data & artificial intelligence

Veltys offers a unique service by supporting its customers through all stages of the data continuum.

  • Founded in 2013 by researchers in industrial economics, the firm has reivented consultancy by combining economics, econometrics and data science.
  • Since 2021, Veltys has responded to customer demand by enhancing its end-to-end consultancy offering, adding an integrated proposal for the construction and management of data and training.
  • In 2024, Veltys joined the Kéa group to combine consulting expertise, economic expertise and mastery of the data continuum.

 

Its tailor-made advice is provided within a holistic vision, from strategic recommendations to the technical deployment of data sectors.

Philippe Février
Founder & CEO

Graduate of the Ecole Polytechnique and ENSAE, doctor in industrial economics, former director of the industrial economics laboratory at CREST (Centre for Research in Economics and Statistics), former researcher in the Department of Economics at the University of Chicago, Philippe Février had a long academic career. He then spent twelve years in economics and smart data consultancy.

He founded Veltys in 2013 and brings together experts from the best academic establishments.

He now leads: 

  • Oïko, expert firm in competition economics
  • Veltys, strategy consultancy firm for general management, specialising in data intelligence
  • LegendaryPlays, URC and Ligue nationale de Rugby video collectibles official partner

Philippe supports the COMEX of major French and international groups in their strategic thinking around data issues and sits on the board of directors of several innovative companies.

An international leader in econometrics and game theory, he works in many sectors. His knowledge of the sports world has brought him together with many rights holders, in particular for the marketing of their media rights. 

He has contributed to the creation of innovative platforms with leading industrial partners such as JCDecaux and Geodis. 

Valuing a strong link with research, Philippe is still affiliated with the CREST laboratory. He teaches Business Economics at the École Polytechnique and game theory at ENSAE.

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Décision stratégique
Big
 Data
Affichage digital
Consultant stratégique
Creation
After fifteen years of research, Philippe took the plunge and decided to embark on his first entrepreneurial experience, creating Veltys.
Big data
Big Data appeared in the dictionary. ‘Opendata’ and ‘bitcoin’ were also seen for the first time this year
Join Venture

GEODIS launched Upply in partnership with Veltys, an international digital solution dedicated to the Supply Chain bringing more transparency and flexibility to the road, air and sea freight market
Data
Science
X20
There were 20 times more searches for ‘Data Science’ on Google in February 2019 than in February 2013.
Transformation
The firm evolved. Until then it was centred around six proposals, the teams were organised in Practices and capitalised on their sector knowledge. The firm took a technical turn and welcomed two new draft offers: Veltys Experts and Veltys Factory. Veltys established an LBO to bring its managers into the capital
Transformative data
The close ties between Veltys and Kéa have been strengthened with the entry of the strategy and transformation consultancy into the capital of our data intelligence specialist. After five years of joint missions, the partnership has proved a real success with senior management.
1939
2013
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2025
Data Engineer
300
This is the weight in kilos of the first electronic computer, the ABC (Atanasoff Berry Computer) presented by John Atanasoff. The device performed an operation every 15 seconds
βελτίων
The name Veltys demonstrates our commitment. Inspired by the Greek βελτίων, it refers to ‘better’, to ‘best’ and by extension to ‘improve’ and ‘optimise’. This is what we were aiming for with our first partners and customers.
Join Venture

JCDecaux launched VIOOH in partnership with Veltys, an independent and automated global planning and trading platform, designed to accelerate the growth of external advertising
Blockchain
Veltys supported IOV in the development of the economic and commercial model of a Blockchain, from governance to the redistribution of value
Talent
Sharing
At the request of a client, one of our data scientist consultants joined their team to bring her expertise to the project, for 6 months. The first mission for Veltys Experts!
30
The firm counted 30 consultants serving a hundred clients and moved to rue de Ponthieu, Paris 8th district.
Brand new
A new brand identity accompanied by a signature. Smart Data Smart Decisions was revealed at the official launch of four distinct and complementary offerings: Advisory, Experts, Factory and Academy .
175
The global data sphere will reach 175 zettabytes by 2025, predicts the Data Age 2025 report
We are Veltys
The Partners
Romain Aeberhardt
Director Banking & Insurance
Romain Aeberhardt

Romain is an accomplished researcher, converted into a consultant and scientific expert. Today, he brings to his clients and Veltys’ teams his technical expertise and solid operational experience, acquired during his years spent at CREST and INSEE.

 Unanimously recognised as our lead in Machine Learning, artificial intelligence, econometrics and more generally in modelling, his clients benefit from his many specialities. Fond of intellectual challenges, technical innovations and wordplay, he always has the right reference at the right time.

 A graduate of Ecole Polytechnique and ENSAE, Romain obtained his doctorate in economics at EHESS with a specialisation in applied econometrics. With Romain, your greatest risk is to get stuck in a debate about bias sampling in machine learning algorithms!

 

Anne Muller
CFO
Anne Muller

A Consultant with Veltys since the company’s foundation, and then a Partner, Anne took the reins of operations and became our CFO. A graduate of ENSAE and Sciences Po Paris, Anne is particularly adept at solving the most improbable situations and at “playing Python”, and helps Veltys to grow! She also occupies administrative and financial functions within Kéa, the group to which Veltys belongs.

 

Philippe Février
Founder & CEO
Philippe Février

Graduate of the Ecole Polytechnique and ENSAE, doctor in industrial economics, former director of the industrial economics laboratory at CREST (Centre for Research in Economics and Statistics), former researcher in the Department of Economics at the University of Chicago, Philippe Février had a long academic career. He then spent twelve years in economics and smart data consultancy.

He founded Veltys in 2013 and brings together experts from the best academic establishments.

He now leads: 

  • Oïko, expert firm in competition economics
  • Veltys, strategy consultancy firm for general management, specialising in data intelligence
  • LegendaryPlays, URC and Ligue nationale de Rugby video collectibles official partner

Philippe supports the COMEX of major French and international groups in their strategic thinking around data issues and sits on the board of directors of several innovative companies.

An international leader in econometrics and game theory, he works in many sectors. His knowledge of the sports world has brought him together with many rights holders, in particular for the marketing of their media rights. 

He has contributed to the creation of innovative platforms with leading industrial partners such as JCDecaux and Geodis. 

Valuing a strong link with research, Philippe is still affiliated with the CREST laboratory. He teaches Business Economics at the École Polytechnique and game theory at ENSAE.

Arthur Souletie
Director Health & Energy
Arthur Souletie

A graduate of ENS Cachan, ENSAE and the Paris School of Economics (PSE), a holder of a doctorate in economics from the PSE, with a specialisation in econometrics and health.

Before joining Veltys, Arthur worked for 4 years at the Direction of the French Treasury, where he carried out consultancy and evaluation assignments on public spending and energy policy. Partner at Veltys, he is in charge of health and energy affairs.
In particular, in collaboration with ARS and DGOS, he has led to help establishments overhaul their AFR chain. He assisted over thirty healthcare establishments in the detailed analysis of their data. Arthur also assists institutional stakeholders with data valuation challenges, either for macro approaches (with the Health Data Hub, on data business models), or in the direct valuation of databases and/or data assets (design of windows, negotiation support for industrial partnerships, construction of business models).

Finally, he is a specialist in the evaluation of public policies, and works in this field with the DGOS, the CNAM and research teams. In particular, he leads the Veltys Kéa consortium, which evaluates Article 51 for the French health insurance system.

Nicolas Dupuis
Director Retail & FMCG
Nicolas Dupuis

A graduate of HEC and doctor of economics, Nicolas joined Veltys at the start of the adventure. An undisputed expert in rugby, his mastery of econometrics allows him to provide innovative solutions to his clients. Both a researcher and a consultant, Nicolas is the incarnation of our harmonious proposal.

Julie Tisserond
Director Industry
Julie Tisserond

Julie joined Veltys with several years of experience in strategy and organization consulting.

She is unparalleled in her ability to manage a project from A to Z. Her experience and background give her a natural ease in both technical and strategic aspects. She puts all her energy into accompanying her clients and their teams in reaching their best level.

Passionate about strategy, consulting and management, Julie also has a passion for research, in the purest Veltys tradition, since after obtaining her degree in economics from the University of Paris 1, she obtained a doctorate at the economics laboratory of the Ecole Polytechnique. Partner at Veltys, she is also the Industry Practice director. 

 

Jean-Baptiste Vilain
Director Sport & Auctions
Jean-Baptiste Vilain

A graduate of Sciences Po and the École Polytechnique, Jean-Baptiste completed a CIFRE thesis in applied econometrics between 2014 and 2018. His favourite topics are game and auction theory, incentive mechanisms and the economics of sport.

Since his arrival at Veltys in 2013, Jean-Baptiste has supported many stakeholders in the world of sport (LFP, LNR, LNB, World Rugby, COJOP, FIFA, FFT, LeTROT, France Galop) designing calls for tenders and, more generally, on their statistical and data issues. His researcher’s soul, scientific approach and his taste for strategic issues allow him to make a difference to the firm’s Sports & Auctions Practice projects.

The Team
Angélique Denicourt
Office Manager
Angélique Denicourt

A true multitasker, Angélique is our indispensable Office Manager. She’s terrific at helping us, making our day-to-day lives easier and finding solutions in a jiffy, always with an optimistic outlook.

Catherine Verdier
Chief of Staff
Catherine Verdier
Julie Legout
Marketing & Communications Director
Julie Legout

Julie is Director of Communications and Marketing at Veltys. With a rich and varied career, Julie began her path at Mediakeys, an international media agency, where she worked her way up through the ranks for nearly 10 years. This agency experience enabled her to explore media and creative strategies; and built her ability to juggle sectors, branding and performance issues with BtoC and BtoB audiences. She was then appointed Communications Director of a company specializing in the development of web and mobile solutions, before taking up the position of European Communications Manager at Coyote.

Julie joined Veltys in 2021, with the role of driving the global communications strategy, including internal and external communications, digital marketing, brand management, promotion and public relations.

Paul Hervé
Paul Hervé

Specialized in mathematics and optimization, Paul has been involved in data science and data visualization related subjects within the retail and software asset management sectors. He worked previously for the banking and aviation industries on optimization and data-quality topics

Arthur Sarazin
Arthur Sarazin

With a PhD in Information Systems and a Masters in Financial and Legal Engineering from SciencesPo Grenoble, Arthur Sarazin joined Veltys in 2024 and contributes to missions where Data Governance and both Artificial and Agentic Intelligence are central issues.

Julia Verrutti
Julia Verrutti

Thanks to her degree in Data Science, Julia has put her skills in data visualization and data processing to good use on several assignments. In particular, she contributed to a comparative study of data standards for a player in the healthcare sector, and to the implementation of sales price generation functionalities for a player in the logistics and freight forwarding sector.

Guilhem Lameiras
Guilhem Lameiras

An alumnus from the Paris School of Economics, Guilhem joined Veltys as an Analyst in 2023 after a first stint in 2021. Since he arrived, he put his skills in statistical analysis and econometric modelling to work on various subjects, such as sports and auctions, B2B retailing, or insurance. In particular, he contributed to the design of two different calls for tenders for the broadcasting rights of major sportive events.

Pauline Bouisset
Pauline Bouisset

Pauline, who holds a Master’s degree in Economics from the Paris School of Economics specialising in public policy, joined Veltys at the end of her studies in 2022.

At Veltys, Pauline dedicate her skills in data processing and analysis and in econometric evaluation of public policies on various projects. In particular, she has contributed to different projects of evaluation in the healthcare sector, notably to estimate the medico-economic efficiency of a medical device, or fraud in social benefits.

Aliénor Anido
Project Manager
Aliénor Anido
Lola Touitou
Lola Touitou

Lola Touitou joined Veltys in 2024 after gaining initial experience in a research laboratory specializing in the evaluation of public policies. With expertise in data analysis, statistics, and modeling, she leverages her skills to support the evaluation, monitoring, and optimization of strategic initiatives.

Julie Sedillot
Senior Consultant
Julie Sedillot
Sandra Nevoux
Project Manager
Sandra Nevoux
Germain Marchand
Germain Marchand

Germain is graduated from ESSEC and ESAE and experienced in consulting and economic analysis with a good knowledge of the public and banking sectors. As part of his various assignments, he has supported several clients in the design and deployment of their Data strategy. He also teaches economics at Sciences Po Paris. 

Tiffany Harvel
Project Manager
Tiffany Harvel
Benjamin Phan
Benjamin Phan

Benjamin PHAN is a strongly skilled and experienced data scientist graduated from ENSAE. In the course of his missions, he tackles various problems armed with data analyses and modeling. For example, he has assisted various companies in redesigning their pricing strategy, identifying business opportunities, and developing a strategy to respond to an auction.

Robin Beuraud
Senior Consultant
Robin Beuraud

A graduate of ENSAE and Sciences Po Paris, Robin has worked in several business sectors since joining Veltys: health, retail, industrial decarbonization and sport. As a result, he developed expertise both in the smart use of data to generate strategic and organizational recommendations through use cases, as well as in the development of decision-making tools. Robin has assisted several sports leagues and associations both on their data issues, as well as on their calls for tenders for the sale of their TV rights.

Clémentine Rosier
Project Manager
Clémentine Rosier

Clémentine is a graduate of ENSAE and ESCP, from which she emerged full of ideas and energy in 2019. Armed with both technical and business expertise, she knows perfectly well how to bridge the gap between our customers’ issues and data-driven approaches. Clémentine worked in several sectors before specializing in retail. In particular, she has helped textile companies optimize their promotions, purchasing policies and offers. She also works with B2C and B2B players on pricing and Mix Marketing Modeling.

Eszter Vagi
Eszter Vagi

After her studies at Sciences Po Paris and a master’s degree in economics at the Ecole de la Recherche, Eszter joined Veltys in 2020. Her favorite thing about Veltys: being constantly confronted with new technical challenges… And solving them! Since joining Veltys, Eszter has developed in-depth knowledge of the retail sector. After working with several textile companies, she has become an expert in discount optimization and promotional strategies. She also works with B2C players on pricing issues.