Building a new virtual layer on top of governments to enable groups to create new associations and institutions that can collect and disburse money without creating a legal entity.

Digital native entrepreneur and Engineer in Computer Science from Belgium. Xavier moved to San Francisco in 2009 to create Storify.com to empower people to publish and amplify what people share on social media. Storify was acquired in 2013. TEDxBrussels speaker on "How Social Media Is Changing the News". While being "in between startups", Xavier lead the Belgian Startup Manifesto to improve the environment for startups in Belgium. Xavier is also an advisor for the European Digital Forum and the Lisbon Council, trying to help fellow Europeans to understand and embrace the digital renaissance. Passionate about startups, new media and new governance.