# Olivier Attia

> Olivier Attia is a French entrepreneur based in New York, founder and early CEO of Scanbuy and founder of Gershon Consulting. His career spans consulting, mobile barcode scanning, the ClickOVA mobile-backup venture and leadership of audio technology company Audionamix. He now helps international businesses develop U.S. markets.

- **Role:** Founder and Managing Director at Gershon Consulting
- **Organizations:** Gershon Consulting, Scanbuy, ClickOVA, Audionamix, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Marben Consulting Technologies, Spark Labs
- **Nationality:** French
- **Education:** Pierre and Marie Curie University, MIAGE (information systems management), Université Paris Dauphine, DESS in Marketing and Negotiations, Université Paris Dauphine, French Culinary Institute, Negotiation Mastery (certificate), Harvard Business School
- **Known for:** Founded Scanbuy, which appeared on Fortune’s 2005 list of 25 Breakout Companies., Named co-inventor on U.S. patent 7,156,311 for decoding and analyzing barcodes using a mobile device., Founded ClickOVA and Gershon Consulting.

## Career timeline

- **1994-1997** — Consultant at Marben Consulting Technologies.
- **1997-2000** — Principal Consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers.
- **2000-2006** — Founded Scanbuy and served as CEO.
- **2001** — Filed a patent application for scan-based shopping input, storage and retrieval.
- **2005** — Scanbuy appeared on Fortune’s list of 25 Breakout Companies.
- **2006-2008** — Founded ClickOVA, focused on mobile contacts and media backup, management and sharing.
- **2007** — U.S. patent 7,156,311 granted, naming Attia and three co-inventors for mobile barcode decoding and analysis.
- **2008-2012** — CEO of Audionamix.
- **2010** — Audionamix developed vuvuzela filtering for Canal+ World Cup broadcasts during his leadership.
- **2013** — Founded Gershon Consulting to support international companies developing in the United States.
- **2016** — Co-organized a Paris startup competition with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Île-de-France.
- **2019** — Earned mediation certification from the National Association of Professional Mediators.
- **2020** — Completed Harvard Business School Negotiation Mastery.
- **2022** — Featured speaker in SOSA’s Going Global program on software tools for sales prospecting.

## Achievements

- Founded Scanbuy, which appeared on Fortune’s 2005 list of 25 Breakout Companies.
- Named co-inventor on U.S. patent 7,156,311 for decoding and analyzing barcodes using a mobile device.
- Founded ClickOVA and Gershon Consulting.
- Led Audionamix during its 2010 work on vuvuzela filtering for Canal+.
- Helped organize a 2016 startup competition connecting French-based entrepreneurs with U.S. market-entry support.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Published a LinkedIn article titled “What the 2026 France–United States Economic Report Means for International SMBs.”
- **2026-03** — Featured as Managing Partner of Gershon Consulting in a CXO Outlook interview published March 26.
- **2025-02** — Kezzler acquired Scanbuy’s smart-packaging and QR consumer-engagement business in a carve-out. This concerns his former company, not a current executive appointment.

## Links

- Website: https://attia.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/olivierattia/

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Last updated: 2026-10-26