ANDRÉ PIENAAR

Born in South Africa, with a professional career in the UK and US, André Pienaar is a cybersecurity, space and energy expert and investor. As the Chief Executive and Founder of C5 Capital, he seeks out opportunities to grow companies in these sectors. In addition, he is a philanthropist who devotes his energy to international efforts to promote peace and global security, protect children, support veterans and pursue scientific causes... In addition to his corporate board memberships, André serves on the Advisory Council of the United States Institute for Peace, a U.S. government agency dedicated to global conflict resolution. He is a member of the Atlantic Council Task Force on Critical Infrastructure and Cybersecurity. He developed and stood up the Cyber Alliance to Defend Our Healthcare, a voluntary coalition of 36 cybersecurity companies to protect the healthcare sector from cyberattacks during global pandemics.