Gerard Pluvinet is a Co-Founder & serves as Chairman at 21 Partners. He founded 21 Centrale Partners, together with Alessandro Benetton in 1998. He is an Angel Investor. Prior to this, Gerard was the Managing Director and Chairman of Societe Centrale pour l'Industrie which he joined in 1970. During his time at Societe Centrale pour l'Industrie, Gerard Pluvinet undertook a number of operational roles in affiliated companies. In particular, he acted as CFO of L'Electronique Appliquee a la Mecanique (1972-73), CEO of Delachaux Niestle Spes (1975-80), CEO of Centre d'Etudes et de Recherche des Mineraux Industriels (1979-86) and CEO of Meribel Alpina (1982-94). Gerard Pluvinet holds a Diplôme d'Etudes Superieures in Law and Economics and is a graduate of the Institut d'Etudes Politiques in Paris.