hiː ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾᵻd fɹʌm ɪkˈoʊl sˈɛntɹeɪl pˈæɹɪs nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən, stˈʌdid ˌɑːɹɾɪfˈɪʃəl ɪntˈɛlɪdʒəns æt ðə mˈæks plˈæŋk ˈɪnstɪtˌʌt mjˈuːnɪk, ænd ɹᵻsˈiːvd ɐn ˌɛmbˌiːˈeɪ fɹʌm ɪnsˈiːd fˈɔnteɪnˌɛbloʊ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti.
He graduated from École Centrale Paris (1987), studied Artificial Intelligence at the Max Planck Institut Munich, and received an MBA from INSEAD Fontainebleau (1990).