Mr. Andre Pienaar

Founder and CEO, C5 Capital

André Pienaar is the founder and CEO of C5 Capital, a specialist investment firm that focuses on cybersecurity, space and energy security. With a notable track record of successful exits, he previously served on the Boards of Omada, Balabit and Shape Security. 
 
André began his career at Kroll Inc in 1996, where he rose to become the youngest managing director until the company’s successful sale to Marsh & McLennan. In 2004, he founded G3, an international consulting firm that advises global companies and international law firms on cybersecurity. André sold the company to Europe’s leading technology investment holding company in 2011. 
 
André advised the 6th Duke of Westminster on the establishment of the new Defense and National Rehabilitation Centre in the United Kingdom, a state-of-the-art center created to rehabilitate injured British military veterans. Additionally, he currently serves on the Advisory Council of the US Institute for Peace and is a member of the Atlantic Council Task Force on Critical Infrastructure and Cybersecurity. Furthermore, André is a champion of investigative journalism and has invested in Vrye Weekblad, an iconic investigative newspaper based in Cape Town, South Africa. 

André holds two degrees in law and a master's degree in strategic studies from the University of Wales, Aberystwyth. He is an expert on cyber law and cybercrime.