Julien Courbe

Julien Courbe is the lead partner for the Financial Services Advisory practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers, one of the largest professional services firms in the world. His considerable experience in banking, capital markets, insurance, and asset & wealth management companies make him one of the finest consultants available to clients who want to create unique customer experiences, navigate risks or regulatory complexities, optimize deals, secure assets and stimulate innovation in their industries.

With over two decades of experience advising various financial services firms, Julien Courbe has proven himself to be a considerable authority on asset and wealth management. In 1999, he graduated from the prestigious Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications in Paris France with a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering with highest honors. That same year, he moved from his position as the President of Web Consulting Services at Telecom Etudes to a job with KPMG in New York, where he worked as a media and telecommunications analyst. Two years later, he joined the powerful global business consulting firm BearingPoint as a Managing Director at their New York office, where he would grow in stature and influence over the next eight years.

In 2009, Courbe moved from BearingPoint to PriceWaterhouseCoopers, where he has remained a partner ever since. After spending four years as their Financial Services Technology Consulting Leader, he moved into asset and wealth management—a field in which people regarding him as an international luminary. Quickly demonstrating an ability to help clients develop competitive advantages, Courbe also led the development and implementation processes for several global risk management operations and systems.

Since 2016, Julien Courbe has taken on additional responsibilities at PriceWaterhouseCoopers as their Financial Services Advisory Leader. He continues to be a frequent speaker at various trade associations around the world, speaking on subjects like technology innovation and digital disruptions. With over 20 years’ experience advising US financial services, 15 years serving the global banking and capital markets industry, and five years in asset and wealth management, Julien Courbe is truly one of the most dynamic and industrious people working in finance today. He lives in New York.