An Economics graduate from Paris Dauphine University, Kerim Alain Bertrand completed in 1995 his postgraduate studies in International Economics at Paris Panthéon-Assas University. Starting his career as an Economist in Banque Indosuez, Bertrand then assumed various roles from 1998 till 2011 at ISI Emerging Markets, a subsidiary of Euromoney Plc, such as the North America Sales Director between 2000-2006 based in New York, the General Manager for Turkey between 2006-2011 and as the Regional Director for MEA between 2010-2011.

From 2012 to 2015, Kerim was Turkiye General Manager of UBM Plc, where he successfully ran the company from inception to profitability. He then moved to Dogus Holding as the COO of Related Digital and later took the reins at the Dubai-based REIDIN where he became the CEO. Before joining Dataroid as Chief Growth Officer overseeing the global expansion, Kerim was the Chief Sales Officer of SmartMessage.