​Jean-Michel Molenaar helped create the first Fab Labs in the Netherlands, after which he moved on to other countries to do the same. He has managed a company in the UK selling tools internationally, implemented the use of digitally controlled machines at Tufts University as a professor, and started the Resilience Collective, a humanitarian effort to use digital technology for the most vulnerable populations. He has created maker spaces in over 12 countries and has spoken about education and digital tools during various conferences around the world. He lives in the French Alps with his wife and their 3 sons.