Since 2016 Pierre is Secretary General and member of the Board of the Belgian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association. He is chairman of the Belgian Growth Fund (a fund of funds targeting growth capital and scale-up funds) and member of the fund investment committee at PMV. Before 2016 Pierre had a career of more than 30 years at BNP Paribas Fortis with management positions in Investment Banking and Private Equity. He holds a Master’s Degree in Law from the KU Leuven and Master of Business Administration from the Vlerick Business School.