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Tristan Jehan

Critic · DISC type C
Co-founder at Elis
📍 New York, New York, United States

Tristan Jehan is the Co-founder of Elis, an AI startup focused on audio and artificial intelligence. A Ph. D. graduate from MIT, he previously served as Director of Research at Spotify, shaping music technology applications. Colleagues describe him as innovative, proactive, and friendly.

Tristans career is driven by a deep passion for music and sound. This interest has been a consistent theme, from his work innovating music discovery at Spotify to his entrepreneurial ventures in audio-focused AI, including The Echo Nest project.

Unique fact: He is an inventor on several patents for music technology, including systems for searching media content by its tempo.

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Experience
25 Years
Current Role
Co-founder
Job Level
Leadership
Location
New York, New York, United States
Personality Overview

How Tristan shows up

ROI Driven
Objective Thinker
Precise

They enjoy working alone and do not rely on others very often. They prefer to do logical analysis and value evidence over emotions. They are quite likely to negotiate on pricing or other key terms.

Priorities

Topics Tristan cares about

Conversational AI
His startup, Elis, is actively developing what he calls "bleeding-edge conversational AI technologies" to solve business challenges.
AI in User Research
He promotes his company's product, HEARD, as a tool that enables companies to conduct user research better, faster, and cheaper.
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Career

Work history

11-2020
Co-founder
Elis
2-2020
Partner, resident CTO
TechnoArt.org
3-2014 - 2-2020
Director of Research
Spotify
4-2016 - 4-2018
Board Member
OtoSense, Inc.
2-2015 - 2-2018
Advisor
Sync Project (part of Bose Corporation)
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
1999 - 2005
Ph.D.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1994 - 1997
Master of Science (MS)
Institut de Formation Supérieure en Informatique et Communication
1992 - 1994
Bachelor of Science (BS)
Université de Rennes I
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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