Eric Ballestraz
- Director German/French/Swiss Desk
- Email: ericballestraz@yer.com
- Mobile: +1 470 707 1040
- Location: Boston MA
- Languages: French | German | Spanish
- Country: Switzerland | United States
Specializations
Consumer Goods, Food & Beverage, IT & Software, Medical Devices, Pharma & Biotech
About Eric
Eric earned an MBA from the University of Chicago School of Business and a lic.oec from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland. Passionate about business development, he brings extensive commercial management expertise on four continents. His career spans various industries, including pharmaceuticals, blood plasma proteins, transfusion medicine, food, telecom, and medical devices. He has worked for multinational corporations, mid/size family businesses, and start-ups, gaining exposure to very different company cultures.
Eric grew up in the middle of the Swiss Alps in Canton Valais, at the border with France and Italy. He lived in various Southeast Asian countries for five years, in Portugal, and now enjoys the city of Boston. With his family, he enjoys the sea, the beaches, and the very smart people in the city.
The outdoors is Eric’s passion. He loves to ski in Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. With his family, he enjoys paddling on the Charles River and visiting the beaches of Rhode Island, where they discovered a horseshoe crab. When they have visitors from abroad, Eric grills fresh lobsters, while for locals he prepares traditional raclette with a real oven and genuine alpine cheese.