Pejman Gohari is a transformative technology leader with more than 25 years of experience driving innovation at the intersection of IT, data, AI and cybersecurity.

As CEO of ORBii.Tech and former CIO, CDO and CISO for premier financial institutions—including Société Générale, BPCE, Bpifrance, Generali and KPMG, he has architected and delivered enterprise-scale programs that have reshaped data strategies, accelerated cloud-first adoption and fortified cyber defenses in highly regulated environments.

At Bpifrance, Pejman launched one of France’s first Data & AI Factories, managing a deep transformation, with a large team to build one of the best market-leading AI/ML products and Data Driven Organisation. He founded Société Générale’s inaugural CSIRT, raising the bar for risk management across global operations, and spearheaded BPCE’s Gen AI roadmap for 2026–2030. As CDO at KPMG France, he led comprehensive Data & AI maturity assessments and piloted the firm’s first Copilot and generative-AI initiatives.

A speaker and author of 2 DUNOD-published books on digital transformation and data strategy, Pejman advises global boards on ethical AI adoption, digital sovereignty and embedding data literacy as a strategic imperative.

He serves on the Emlyon MSc Data Science Advisory Council and teaches Data Management at IESEG.