# Bruno Lecoq

> Bruno Lecoq is the French-born co-founder, CEO and Chief Information Security Officer of BEMO, a Redmond, Washington cybersecurity and compliance company built for small and mid-sized businesses living inside the Microsoft cloud. After roughly two decades at Microsoft - working across MS-DOS, Windows, Exchange, Office and the hardware supply chain before becoming a director of business processes - he left to fix a gap he kept seeing: real, affordable security for companies too small for an enterprise security team. Since 2010 BEMO has grown into a Microsoft Direct CSP and US Partner of the Year, a back-to-back Inc 5000 honoree, and the maker of a SaaS platform that automates Microsoft 365 security and compliance for over a thousand businesses.

- **Role:** Co-Founder, CEO & Chief Information Security Officer at BEMO
- **Organizations:** BEMO, Microsoft (former), adaQuest (former)
- **From:** France
- **Nationality:** French
- **Known for:** Co-founded and scaled BEMO to ~47 employees and ~$13M annual revenue, Led BEMO to Microsoft US Partner of the Year (2023, Social Impact category) and finalist for Modern Workplace for SMB, Built BEMO into a Microsoft Direct Cloud Solution Provider and US Government Cloud authorized reseller

## Career timeline

- **1990s-2000s** — Joined Microsoft in Redmond, working across MS-DOS, Windows, Exchange, Office and the Hardware/Supply Chain group; rose from Software Localization Engineer to Director of Business Processes over roughly 17-20 years
- **2010** — Co-founded BEMO with Joel Lachance to bring practical cybersecurity to small and mid-sized businesses
- **2012** — BEMO attracted early investment from Kima Ventures and Zgarage to expand its global reach
- **2022** — Raised a $3M seed round (BEMO total funding ~$3.2M)
- **2023** — BEMO named Microsoft US Partner of the Year (Social Impact) and ranked #1178 on the Inc 5000
- **2024** — Launched the BEMO SaaS platform/app for Microsoft 365 security and compliance automation; ranked #1604 on the Inc 5000
- **2025** — Expanded into CMMC compliance for defense contractors and launched the Trust Issues podcast

## Achievements

- Co-founded and scaled BEMO to ~47 employees and ~$13M annual revenue
- Led BEMO to Microsoft US Partner of the Year (2023, Social Impact category) and finalist for Modern Workplace for SMB
- Built BEMO into a Microsoft Direct Cloud Solution Provider and US Government Cloud authorized reseller
- Back-to-back Inc 5000 fastest-growing company honoree (#1178 in 2023, #1604 in 2024)
- Helped over 1,000 small and mid-sized businesses secure their Microsoft cloud environments
- Pioneered BEMO's use of Face Check with Microsoft Entra Verified ID for identity protection

## Latest updates

- **2024-04** — Introduced the BEMO App, a SaaS solution to automate Microsoft 365 security and compliance
- **2025** — Focused BEMO on CMMC compliance for US defense contractors and launched the Trust Issues podcast

## Links

- Website: https://bemopro.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brunolecoq/
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/bemopro

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Last updated: 2026-06-25