Julien Garcier is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of Sagaci Research, the leading independent market research firm dedicated to African markets. 

Prior to launching Sagaci Research in 2012, Julien was a Principal at The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) where he was involved on growing the firm activity across the African continent, advising governments and leading multinational companies in their development efforts.

Julien has deep industry expertise in retail, consumer goods, real-estate and specific functional expertise in corporate strategy, market entry strategies, growth strategy formulation, financial and economic analysis and market research.

Beyond his role at Sagaci Research, Julien sits on the board of Directors of Naivas International, the holding company for Naivas Supermarkets, the leading retail chain in Kenya. Julien graduated from EM Lyon (France) in 2000 with a Master in Science in Management and has an undergraduate diploma in Economics from the University of Lyon (France).