Jean-François Cote

Jean-François Côté is the CEO of Sharethrough, a Montreal-based ICT firm that creates open, transparent marketplaces through which publishers and advertisers can quickly and easily connect to maximize today's digital advertising demand. With over 20 years’ experience in business, Jean-François is a leader and a born innovator: co-founder of district m, he is the chief architect of the company’s corporate strategy and provides leadership to sales and partnership initiatives. He was awarded EY's Entrepreneur of the Year 2017 in the Emerging entrepreneur category and has been recognized at the Arista Gala as Young Entrepreneur: growing enterprise. Before Sharethrough, Jean-François shared his expertise with multiples companies such as Pratt & Whitney, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Yellow Pages Media, for which he co-founded the digital media division, Mediative.