Bio

Alain Labat is Managing Director at Harvest Management Partners (HMP), a global technology investment bank that he co-founded in 2010. He has focused HMP on M&A transactions and advisory for the semiconductor ecosystem in the private technology sector, selling some of his clients to industry giants such as Ansys, Cadence, Intel, Synopsys and Siemens to name a few. He has also worked on the advisory side with Fiat Chrysler Automotive, TE Connectivity and SirusXM. Prior to HMP, Alain was President and CEO of VaST Systems Technology, which was acquired by Synopsys (SNPS) in February of 2010. His other important roles leading up to VaST include; Co-founder, President and CEO of Sequence Designs, which is now a part of ANSYS (ANSS) and Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Marketing at Synopsys. Aside from his management roles, Alain has also been an Entrepreneurial Partner at Menlo Ventures for their Semiconductor/EDA practice. Born in a small village in Gascony and educated in boarding schools from a young age, Alain understands the value of education. In 1992 he co-founded the French American School of Silicon Valley and continued to serve on the board as Chairman for many years. Additionally, he was appointed President of INSEEC Foundation in 2017 to manage an investment fund at Blue Bear Ventures out of the UC Berkeley incubator program. Alain is a great supporter of local, sustainable farming and loves to cook in the farm-to-table style. His passion for rugby and soccer never wavers. Alain holds a Diploma from INSEEC, France, and an MBA with a focus in international management and marketing from the Thunderbird, The School of Global Management, in Glendale, Arizona.