Mathieu Lavoie is co-founder and CEO of Flare. He obtained his B.Eng. from the ÉTS. After being a malware researcher for a few years, he worked as a pentester and then as a security team lead in a large financial institution. He was also a strategic advisor for senior executives regarding cybersecurity and blockchain initiatives. He has spoken at security conferences such as HOPE, Hackfest, and NorthSec about his open-source Bitcoin forensic tool called Bitcluster.