Our team brings together multilingual international professionals with complementary backgrounds, shaped by experience in a variety of sectors. It combines cutting-edge expertise in analysis and open-source intelligence (OSINT) with proven experience in field operations, including in complex and hostile environments. This dual analytical and operational expertise enables us to understand each situation in its entirety, cross-reference sources, understand local dynamics and act with precision, discernment and efficiency.
A graduate of Oxford University, Coralie worked for NATO in Brussels and for the security and defence consultancy IHS Jane's in London before joining Axis&Co in 2014.
An expert in political analysis and international relations, she is particularly involved in forward planning, anti-corruption and international tender support, notably in the Former Soviet Union (FSU), Latin America and the Middle East, as well as digital security issues.
Peter began his career in print media, first as a reporter for a Spanish press agency specialising in emerging market analysis, then as publisher of the World Economic Forum magazine in Davos. He then pursued a career in finance for over fifteen years, first in London for a major Russian investment bank, then in Kiev, where he became a partner in Ukraine's leading investment bank.
He joined Axis&Co in early 2018 as a partner. A graduate of Paris 7 Denis Diderot University in Fundamental Physics, Peter obtained an MBA from Oxford's Saïd Business School in 2002. He is fluent in French, English, Russian and Italian.
Michel Calvetti is a graduate of the IEP in Toulouse and holds a postgraduate degree in European Law (Paris 2). He has 10 years of experience in journalism (France and the United States) and 15 years in economic intelligence, influence and public affairs.
He has carried out sensitive assignments in France and internationally on behalf of major groups and international organisations. He joined the group in 2020 as a partner at Advox.
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Mélanie is a graduate of the Paris Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po) and Paris-Dauphine University (Master's in Management). A journalist for 18 years, she worked for various leading French media outlets, including Le Figaro, Le Canard Enchaîné and Le Point, where she was responsible for covering financial news before joining the Investigations department. She joined Axis&Co in 2020 and has been a partner at Advox&Co since 2021.
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A graduate in political science and strategic negotiation from Saint Joseph University in Beirut, Maurice El Beaino represented defence and security companies in the Middle East for 10 years.
He has also advised politicians, assisted international NGOs and worked on the development of several media outlets in Lebanon. He supports Axis&Co's operations throughout the region.
A graduate of the Ecole Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr, Jean-Renaud has advised and assisted numerous opposition movements in several non-democratic countries in Asia and Africa. After serving as director of operations for two economic intelligence companies, he founded Axis&Co in 2006.
He has successfully completed numerous large-scale missions for governments, companies and NGOs on every continent. He teaches economic intelligence at several higher education institutions and has published several books on the subject.
Niels holds a Master of Arts (International Politics and Business) and a Bachelor's Degree (International Relations and History) from New York University and has been living in Asia since 2013.
He has worked as a journalist, consultant for international institutions and head of investigations for a British risk management company based in Myanmar. He joined Axis&Co in 2017 and has successfully completed numerous political analysis projects and complex investigations throughout the region.
A graduate of ESCP Business School, Louis Lebouc worked for several years as an operations manager in a fintech company after gaining initial experience in venture capital.
He then moved into journalism, specialising in technology topics. He joined Axis&Co in 2024 before taking over the management of OSINT activities (training and investigations). Louis is fluent in French, English and German.
Before helping founding Axis&Co in 2006, Olivier spent nearly 12 years working in corporate finance consulting (M&A, private equity) at groups such as BNP, Natexis-Banques Populaires, Ernst & Young Corporate Finance and Apax Partners Corporate Finance.
At Axis, he has focused on shareholder activism, M&A, compliance and anti-fraud cases. He holds a postgraduate degree in financial engineering and a master's degree in international relations from the University of Caen-Normandy and ESSEC (IMD), and is an auditor at IHEDN (PolDef, SN 70).
A graduate of Sciences Po Paris (International Affairs) and USJ Beirut (BA), Danai worked successively for Gazpromabank-Invest MENA in Beirut, then for several consulting and economic intelligence firms in Paris (Adit, Observatoire des Pays Arabes, Forward Global), where she managed complex business intermediation, risk analysis and investigation projects. She joined Axis to boost our activities in the Middle East. She is fluent in French, English and Arabic.
Patricia Pereira Ferreira holds a master's degree in international relations from Sciences Po Grenoble, specialising in Latin America (economics, politics, societies).
She has been working at Axis&Co since 2016 and is particularly responsible for the political and security analysis side, as well as compliance and integrity investigations. Portuguese is her mother tongue. Previously, she worked as a parliamentary assistant in France and at the European Parliament.
Stéphane Ravion has successfully led numerous intelligence and diplomatic missions on behalf of governments and companies. Based in Beirut since 2007, he works in Africa and the Middle East on combating money laundering and terrorist financing, fighting fraud and corruption, and recovering assets.
He has also worked regularly in Africa since the early 2000s. He holds a BA in International Affairs and Political Science from Duke University in North Carolina.
Christophe began his career in politics as an aide in a ministerial office and at the National Assembly. In this capacity, he helped organise several local and national election campaigns. He then worked as a journalist in the business press. In 2008, he founded Vox&Co, which became Advox&Co in 2020, the public affairs subsidiary of Axis&Co.
He has successfully handled major international development, mergers & acquisitions and fraud cases, and has developed strong expertise in deciphering complex decision-making processes. He is a graduate of the IEP in Toulouse and the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers in corporate finance. Christophe is also an officer in the Army Reserve.
After participating in several telecommunications projects in Greece, Venezuela and Germany with Deutsche Telekom, Jean Rodriguez joined Axis&Co at the end of 2006.
He has managed sensitive international fraud and litigation cases, particularly in Russian-speaking countries and Latin America. A telecommunications engineer, he is also a graduate of ESSEC (international business) and Sciences Po Paris (international relations).
A graduate of École Polytechnique, ENST (Telecom) and the Joint Defence College, Bertrand spent 26 years as an officer in the special forces and intelligence services, working in operational units in France and abroad (Africa, South America, Central Asia, the Balkans) and in staff positions.
He then served as Deputy Chief Operating Officer at a risk management company, which he left to found Axis&Co in 2006 with Jean-Renaud Fayol. In 2016, he founded Axis Helvetia and Altum consultants SA, based in Geneva, and coordinates the group's activities in Switzerland, where he is a citizen.
Nikos Yambouranis has been practising as a criminal lawyer for over 10 years. He has defended numerous victims (companies and individuals) in sensitive international cases involving economic crime, money laundering and fraud requiring sophisticated investigations.
At the same time, he has advised Greek organisations and political parties on legislative, strategic and transparency issues. He joined Axis&Co in 2021, bringing with him his in-depth knowledge of the country and its decision-makers, as well as his expertise in economic crime.
