Jean-Sébastien Charest

Jean-Sébastien is Business Development Bank of Canada’s (BDC) chief information officer (CIO) and he oversees all aspects of technology solutions, operations and investments. He is responsible for building a sustainable and secure digital landscape that delivers maximum value to BDC employees and Canadian business owners. 

Prior to joining BDC, Jean-Sébastien was senior director of Online Solutions & Desjardins Digital at Mouvement Desjardins, where he drove the digital transformation and led the technology team responsible for the web and mobile transaction channels.

He previously held positions at Société Générale (Paris), CGI and TMX Group, where he provided leadership in software development.

Jean-Sébastien holds a Master of Business Administration from HEC Montréal and a Bachelor of Software Engineering from École de technologie supérieure.