Co-founder Gwenn Bézard is the head of research and consulting at Aite Group. He oversees the firm’s research across the Banking & Payments, Securities & Investments, and Insurance verticals. He is passionate about developing talent within the firm and producing high-quality research that speaks to the practical challenges and opportunities ​faced by financial institutions and the technology vendor community.

Mr. Bézard has over 20 years of experience in research within the financial services and insurance sectors. Prior to co-founding Aite Group, he was a senior analyst within Celent's banking group, where he helped build an industry-leading payments practice. Before that, Mr. Bézard was with BNP Paribas, where he headed the research team of L'Atelier, the bank's technology and internet intelligence division. He also served as an analyst at Plénitudes, a management consulting firm that specializes in change management.

Mr. Bézard is based in the San Francisco Bay Area and holds a Maîtrise degree in contemporary history from the University Rennes II, France, and he is fluent in English and French.