Alexandre Zapolsky founded LINAGORA in 2000, which is now considered as one of the European champions in Open Source Software.

Citizen entrepreneur and visionary, Alexandre Zapolsky defends an ethical "Third Digital Way", respectful of user rights, inclusive and sustainable, able to provide an alternative to the tech giants.

He is passionate about the issues of personal data protection, cybersecurity, e-government, smart-city, and co-development with emerging countries, particularly in Africa. He has also founded, with more than 15 African professional federations, the Alliance for Digital Development, with the aim of organizing and developing digital in Africa for and by african players.

In France, Alexandre Zapolsky is one of the representatives of the French digital industry in different bodies, like the French Digital Council since May 2018.