Civil engineer from the Mines school, François Jaquenoud is the Co-Founder of the 1001 fontaines pour demain initiative. He spent his early career at Andersen Consulting (which is now Accenture) as a consultant then partner (from 1975 to 1997). Since 1992, François directly contributes to the management and the strategic evolution of 1001 fontaines, as a member of the Executive Committee. From 1997 to 2003, he served as an independent consultant in the strategic and change-management fields, while also being involved in the management of an SME (automatic beverage vending machines) located in Lyon, France. Since February 2004, François has been working full-time on the 1001 fontaines initiative and is mainly focused on the development of field projects as well as the development of the initiative.