Francois Larouche

Francois Larouche is an experienced technology leader specializing in application security and software architecture, with a career spanning over two decades. Current roles include Team/Tech Lead Application Security at BDC and Founder/CEO of Genebulis. Prior positions have involved serving as Application Security Subject Matter Expert at PSP Investments, where strategies for application security testing were defined, and as Security Testing Domain Architect at Bell, where vulnerability management processes were established. Francois has a history of leading security initiatives across various organizations, including FlexPay as Senior Security Architect and Coupang as Global Security Architect. Academic qualifications include a D.E.C in Computer Science and General Sciences from the College of Chicoutimi, along with studies at Polytechnique Montréal and Université du Québec à Chicoutimi.