WHY US
HINDSIGHT Consulting is a full-service government and public affairs advocacy firm. We help clients navigate complex regulatory and public affairs challenges. We have particular experience helping digital or digitalizing companies navigate the evolving regulatory environment.
Team
President
Loïc Rivière
Loïc Rivière is the President and Founder of Hindsight Consultants, a Public Affairs and Influence Communication consulting firm based in Paris, France.
Loïc Rivière specializes in creating and managing business coalitions and think tanks. He has proven expertise in regulatory and policy issues within the tech sector.
He began his career in the Government Information Service (SIG, Office of the Prime Minister) within the Arguments unit before working as a journalist.
He then served as the General Delegate for the creation and development of the French Association of Software Publishers (AFDEL, now TECH IN France), which he led for 15 years.
He also chaired the first Strategic Committee for the Digital Sector.
Loïc Rivière is a graduate of Sciences-Po Paris and holds a postgraduate degree (DEA) in Political Science.
Senior Advisor
Jean-Michel Mis
Jean-Michel Mis is a Senior Adviser at Hindsight Consultants. A French politician, he is an expert in internal security and cybersecurity. Serving as a Member of Parliament for the Loire from 2017 to 2022, he was a member of the Law Commission and rapporteur for the "internal security" section of the Criminal Responsibility and Internal Security Bill. He also led a parliamentary mission on modernizing security forces for major events such as the 2024 Olympic Games.
An expert in emerging technologies, he co-authored reports on blockchain, digital identity, and digital sovereignty. He also contributed to the adoption of European security legislation, including the NIS Directive and the Galileo Program. A Colonel in the Citizen Reserve of the French National Gendarmerie, he serves on the Board of Directors of the French Federation for Cybersecurity.
Jean-Michel Mis is an alumnus of the INHES (National Institute for Advanced Studies in Security and Justice) and the IHEDN (Institute for Advanced Studies in National Defense) and is a Senior Advisor to the Human Technology Foundation.
Experts network
Our team also rely on a network of partners and experts who can conveniently complement our solutions. It allows us to see around corners and build strategies adapted to each context that mitigate challenges and take advantage of every opportunities.
New complex challenges
Today, leaders of global TMT companies face complex business and geopolitical challenges, such as “techno-nationalism” strategies, impacting everything from corporate strategy, technology innovation, to customer management. Constituents today want also to have their say and know how to use technology. This means the former hierarchies are being replaced by more trusted peer-to-peer, horizontal networks and real-time communication. We address these complex issues at the level of the key decision-making centers, Paris and Brussels.
We’re different!
We’re not like a typical PR company as we offer a comprehensive solution, always mixing government & public affairs with creative communication tools. We build a strategic continuum between your content and positions and your ability to reach all your target audiences with proven results. You are thinking of evolving from a damage control approach to a proactive strategy? We can help you to move forward agility and anticipation.
Values
We believe that trust is a key value in the relationship that all institutions or organizations build with their stakeholders. We understand policy and stakeholder environments and have been building credibility and trust with governments and institutions for years. Moreover, when your job comes down to influencing public decisions and therefore in a way the definition of the general interest, it is essential to exercise your activity in a framework within which ethics plays a major role. Deontology, transparency, consistency of the strategy with CSR standards: we are very sensitive to these dimensions of the public affairs profession, which guide our approach on a daily basis.