Romain Carrere

Entrepreneur, C-level Executive, Speaker, Investor, Board Member, Documentary Filmmaker | Former CEO Aura Consortium (LVMH, OTB, Prada, Richemont…)

Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

About

🚀 Romain is a CEO with over 15 years of experience as an entrepreneur (5 start-ups, 3 exits) and as an executive in the Luxury industry, 4 years in content production, and 2 years in investment banking. While at Aura, he led over 40 luxury brand projects from strategic planning to full execution across customer experience, product marketing/positioning, brand storytelling, regulatory compliance, sustainability initiatives, circularity, traceability, and supply chain. Romain has a proven track record of scaling businesses and delivering sustainable growth. Prior to joining the Aura Consortium, Romain dedicated his effort to assist start-ups on product launches and on scaling-up. His past experiences include founding a digital agency and building e-commerce pure players. Romain holds a Master’s degree from ESCP and graduated cum laude with a Bachelor’s degree from Bentley University. He has actively participated in various delegations, including representing French entrepreneurs at the G20 delegation in Tokyo.

Experience

  • Venture Partner at 50 Partners
    Jun 2025 - Present · 1 yr 1 mo

    50 Partners is an accelerator funded by 50 successful entrepreneurs dedicated to support the selected startups: we support tomorrow's success stories.

  • Strategic Advisor at Consulting
    Jun 2025 - Present · 1 yr 1 mo

  • Chief Executive Officer at Aura Blockchain Consortium
    Jun 2023 - Aug 2025 · 2 yrs 3 mos

    - Developed a B2B SaaS blockchain solution to establish a unified industry standard adopted by 60 leading luxury brands and groups such as LVMH, Richemont, Balenciaga Kering, Prada, OTB, Amouage, Tod’s, Zegna, Remy Cointreau, Lalique… - Led the implementation of AI image fingerprinting for authentication, generative AI using trained LLMs for customer engagement, and AI-driven analytics to improve operational efficiency.

  • Member and Speaker at Sustainable Markets Initiative
    Jun 2023 - Aug 2025 · 2 yrs 3 mos

    With the vision of its founder, His Majesty King Charles III, the SMI facilitates action between world leaders and CEOs to position sustainability at the heart of global value creation. We seek to mobilize the trillions of dollars required to achieve a sustainable future.

  • Member at Fédération de la Mode Circulaire
    Nov 2024 - Jul 2025 · 9 mos