François Robinet is Managing Director of AXA Strategic Ventures, AXA Group's venture capital fund. He spent most of his career within AXA in risk management, asset management and life insurance. He has previously served as the Chief Executive Officer of the global investment management firm AXA Rosenberg and as Chief Risk Officer of AXA Group. François Robinet is also Chief Executive Officer of AXA Life Invest, a company specializing in retirement solutions.

He holds master's degrees from Stanford University and the Ecole Nationale de la Statistique et d'Administration Economique - National School of Statistics and Economic Administration - , as well as a Ph.D. from the Centre des Hautes Etudes d'Assurance - Center for Advance Insurance Studies. He is a member of the Board of Directors of a number of AXA companies, and of the Microcred Group, a portfolio company that expands the reach of financial services to micro, small and medium entrepreneurs. François is also a member of the Advisory Board of FTV Capital, an investment company specialized in late stage Fintech investments located in San Francisco.