Philippe Desmarais

Philippe Desmarais is a tech entrepreneur who co-founded Kelvin Zero and currently serves as its Chief Executive Officer, overseeing the company’s strategic direction. He is also a member of the Next Gen Advisory Council at Rockefeller Capital Management. From a young age, Philippe was immersed in the worlds of business and politics, but his true passions have always been privacy and technology. His career began in Shanghai with Power Pacific, a subsidiary of Power Corporation of Canada. He then relocated to Hong Kong, where he contributed to business development and treasury operations at CITIC Pacific. Before creating Kelvin Zero, Philippe played a significant role in various startups, focusing on data analytics for political campaigns, remote hardware device management, and cybersecurity. Philippe is fluent in English and French, and possesses conversational proficiency in Mandarin.