A graduate of the Ecole Polytechnique de Bruxelles, with an MBA and 2 doctoral degrees, one in theoretical physics and the other in the philosophy of spirituality, he began his career as a pupil of Ilya Prigogine, the exceptional physicist who won the Nobel Prize in 1977.

In the 1980s, he became a crisis manager for a number of companies, a position he held for over 10 years.

He is the author of over 60 books, ranging from foresight and business to philosophy and spirituality. He is a recognized expert in complexity, systemics, noetics and spirituality. In addition to his research activities, he is an international lecturer.