Jean-Luc is the Deputy Chief Investment Officer & Sr. Director of Social Impact Funds at TEDCO. He leads the strategy for investment funds that aim to deliver strong financial returns while boosting Maryland’s economic development.
Jean-Luc co-founded Ferrum Capital, an EB-5 regional center that helped fund real estate projects to create jobs. He has also worked with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), part of the World Bank Group, researching how global private equity investments support job creation. At Calvert Social Funds, he managed over $50 million in investments across 30 funds and 30 direct ventures.
His investment career began in 1999 during the dot-com boom, with Draper Triangle Ventures and Lycos Ventures in Pittsburgh. He is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University (B.S. Math/Computer Science 1994, B.A. Economics 1994, MBA 1998)
Jean-Luc has served on the Global Advisory Board of the MIT Enterprise Forum and led its Washington D.C. and Baltimore chapter. He’s also been active with the Carnegie Mellon Alumni Association and helped revive the Tepper Alumni program in D.C. In addition to advising startups in Pittsburgh and D.C., he has coached hundreds of companies throughout his career. He was recognized by the Baltimore Business Journal as a 2025 Diverse Business Leader.