Christophe Forêt

Christophe Forêt has a diverse and extensive work experience in various roles and industries. Christophe is the Co-founder and CEO of C-Risk SAS since March 2017, where they help analyze and quantify cyber risk using the FAIR (TM) framework. Christophe is also the Co-Chair of FAIR Institute Europe since June 2017.

Prior to C-Risk, Christophe was the Co-founder and CEO of fcnpartners (merged with C-Risk) from April 2014 to March 2021. At fcnpartners, they provided bespoke IT consulting and services, specializing in strategic consulting, recruiting, transition, and project management.

Before that, Christophe worked at Dell as a Business Development Manager from July 2011 to March 2014, and at CGN Software SAS as the Founder and President from April 2009 to June 2011. At CGN Software, they focused on distributing innovative enterprise software solutions in French Speaking Europe.

Christophe also held various leadership roles at McAfee, Inc. and SafeBoot. At McAfee, they served as the Country Manager, Data Protection BU France from December 2007 to February 2009, and at SafeBoot, they were the General Manager France from August 2007 to December 2007. In these roles, they were responsible for managing teams, transitioning operations, and developing strong business pipelines.

Earlier in their career, Christophe worked at ASG Technologies, where they held the positions of RVP Sales, France & Switzerland from September 2002 to July 2007, and VP Marketing & Product Management from January 2000 to September 2002. Christophe played a key role in rebuilding sales and presales organizations, developing go-to-market strategies, and expanding ecosystems of partners.

Christophe's career began at Teledia, where they co-founded the company and served as the COO from February 1991 to June 1997. Christophe then joined SISRO, which acquired Teledia, as the VP Sales & Marketing from July 1997 to January 2000.

Overall, Christophe Forêt has a strong background in cybersecurity, IT consulting, sales, and leadership, with a proven track record of driving business growth and success.

Christophe Forêt earned an MBA in International Marketing from PennWest California during the academic years 1989-1990. Prior to that, they attended SKEMA Business School from 1984 to 1989, where they obtained a degree in Skema business school, specializing in International Marketing.

In addition to their academic qualifications, Christophe Forêt also obtained certification as The Open Group Certified: Open FAIR™ Foundation from The Open Group in November 2018.