 He previously sat on the Boards of Zipcar, a car sharing company (USA) that was acquired by Avis and eBay.He was chairman of the "Scientific Committee of Law and Economics" at the French Ministry of Justice in 2004 and 2005) after being an adviser to the French Minister of foreign affairs in 2003.Bourguignon was CEO of Miraval resorts, an exclusive Tuscan-based spa resort.