Pascal Cagni

French Ambassador for International Investments
Chairman of the Board of Business France
President of C4 Industries

Pascal Cagni was appointed French Ambassador for International Investments and Chairman of the Board of Business France in 2017 by the President of the French Republic, Emmanuel Macron. 

From 2000 to 2012, after being recruited at Apple by Steve Jobs, he served as General Manager and Vice President of Apple EMEIA, transforming the region into a key growth driver for the company. 

Since 2004, Pascal Cagni has been the founder and chairman of the entrepreneurial platform C4, which brings together: C4 Industries investing in companies related to French and European sovereignty, the green transition, living heritage, and the art of living, namely, Arc, C.S.T, and Maison Lelièvre, where he has been President since September 2024; C4 Ventures, a European venture capital fund with a portfolio of 50 startups, 9 of which have become unicorns ; C4 Collection, a para-hotel group bringing together unique villas in exceptional locations ; The Cagni Foundation C4, which has supported over 15 projects in education, culture, and the arts. 

Pascal Cagni is also a member of the Supervisory board of Banque Transatlantique (Crédit Mutuelle Alliance Fédérale), the Board of directors of the Inria Foundation, and, since November 2024, the Executive board of the Public Establishment of the Palace, Museum, and National Estate of Versailles. 

He holds degrees from Sciences Po Paris (Public Administration), an MBA from HEC Paris, a Business Law degree from the University of Strasbourg III Robert Schumann, and has completed the Executive Program for Growing Companies (EPGC) at Stanford University. was an auditor for the 63rd National Session of the Institute of Higher National Defense Studies (IHEDN) in 2010. 

Pascal Cagni was awarded the insignia of Chevalier of the National Order of Merit by Christine Lagarde in 2006, followed by the insignia of Chevalier of the Legion of Honor by Bruno Le Maire in 2021, in recognition of his commitment to serving the public interest in the economic field.