# Frederic Laluyaux

> Frederic Laluyaux is the San Francisco-based co-founder, president and CEO of Aera Technology. Previously CEO of Anaplan and an executive at SAP, Business Objects and ALG Software, he focuses on digitizing, automating and learning from enterprise decisions. His career began with entrepreneurial ventures in Paris and expanded through international enterprise-software operations.

- **Role:** Co-Founder, President & CEO at Aera Technology
- **Organizations:** Aera Technology, Anaplan, SAP, Business Objects, ALG Software / Armstrong Laing Group, Transcribe Technologies
- **From:** Paris, France
- **Nationality:** French
- **Education:** Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Inseec Group, Paris
- **Known for:** Led Anaplan as it expanded from approximately 20 to 650 employees and reached a valuation above $1 billion., Co-founded and leads Aera Technology, which launched in 2017., Aera was named a Leader in the inaugural 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Decision Intelligence Platforms.

## Career timeline

- **Early 1990s** — Founded Transcribe Technologies in Paris; public biographies place his first company at age 23.
- **1997** — Became France director of ALG Software, later expanding into European and global responsibilities.
- **2002** — Moved to Atlanta to lead ALG global operations.
- **2006** — ALG was acquired by Business Objects; continued into performance-management and integration responsibilities.
- **2008-2012** — Held executive roles at SAP following the Business Objects acquisition, including leadership of finance, performance and risk management applications.
- **2010** — According to his 2026 account, wrote a paper at SAP about the need to accelerate enterprise decision-making.
- **2012-2016** — Served as Anaplan CEO; appointed in July 2012 and departed in April 2016.
- **2017** — Joined as CEO in January; launched Aera Technology with Shariq Mansoor that year, following FusionOps.
- **2026** — Continues to lead Aera as decision intelligence becomes an established enterprise buying category; Accenture Ventures invests in May.

## Achievements

- Led Anaplan as it expanded from approximately 20 to 650 employees and reached a valuation above $1 billion.
- Co-founded and leads Aera Technology, which launched in 2017.
- Aera was named a Leader in the inaugural 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Decision Intelligence Platforms.
- Led international enterprise-software operations and finance-related application businesses across ALG, Business Objects and SAP.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — AeraHUB 26 is scheduled for October 27-28 at Pier Sixty in New York; this event remains upcoming as of the research date, October 21.
- **2026-09** — Appeared on Patrick Daly’s Interlinks podcast to discuss organizational decision memory, changing roles and decision intelligence adoption.
- **2026-09** — Aera listed his C-Suite Business Transformation video conversation with John Furrier on September 17.
- **2026-07** — Discussed his Paris DJ background, career and decision memory on Orchestrate All the Things.
- **2026-05** — Accenture Ventures announced an investment in Aera and a partnership for AI-enabled supply chains; terms were not disclosed.
- **2026-03** — Discussed Aera’s formation, decision memory and future goals in a Pulse 2.0 interview.
- **2026-02** — Discussed governance, automation and decision-centric roles in a Unite.AI interview published February 13.
- **2026-01** — Aera announced recognition as a Leader in the first Gartner Magic Quadrant for Decision Intelligence Platforms.

## Links

- Website: https://www.aeratechnology.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/flaluyaux
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/flaluyaux

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Last updated: 2026-10-21