Nicolas has been active in international finance (New York, Tokyo, and Paris) for 42 years. Since 2000, he has been a serial entrepreneur, a founder of SICAT (France, Bet-silicium carbide for catalysis) and of Hi Tech ventures (China, terrestrial broadcasting, wireless services), and Chairman of a high-tech company based in Chengdu, China. He is also a partner in Coral Reef Capital LLC, a firm in New York with investments in North American natural resources, and a partner in Dynatom, a major service provider to Chinese, African, and Middle Eastern nuclear, conventional, and renewable energy markets, which is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.

Nicolas is a graduate of Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Nancy.