# Charlie Newark-French

> Charlie Newark-French is the CEO of Cascade, an AI-powered strategy execution platform used by roughly 400 enterprises including PepsiCo, Roche, St. Jude and the World Wildlife Fund. A four-time enterprise software CEO who previously ran Hyperscience and Sharpen, he started at McKinsey, holds a BA from Oxford and an MBA from Harvard, and argues that strategy should run like a live operating system rather than a PowerPoint deck. He hosts the executive podcast 'This Way Forward.'

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer at Cascade
- **Organizations:** Cascade, Hyperscience, Sharpen, Fuze, Fusion Global Capital, Vodafone Group, McKinsey & Company
- **Nationality:** British
- **Education:** BA, Economics and Management, University of Oxford, MBA, Harvard Business School
- **Known for:** Four-time CEO of enterprise software companies, Led Hyperscience through international market expansion in AI/ML for the enterprise, Leads Cascade, serving roughly 400 enterprise customers including PepsiCo, Roche, St. Jude, the World Wildlife Fund and the National Institutes of Health

## Career timeline

- **—** — Began career as a consultant at McKinsey & Company
- **—** — Worked at Vodafone Group
- **—** — Held leadership roles at Fuze and Fusion Global Capital
- **—** — Served as CEO of Hyperscience, driving international expansion in enterprise AI
- **—** — Served as CEO of Sharpen
- **2025** — Joined Cascade as Chief Executive Officer (January 2025)

## Achievements

- Four-time CEO of enterprise software companies
- Led Hyperscience through international market expansion in AI/ML for the enterprise
- Leads Cascade, serving roughly 400 enterprise customers including PepsiCo, Roche, St. Jude, the World Wildlife Fund and the National Institutes of Health
- Host of the executive leadership podcast 'This Way Forward'
- Backed multiple IPOs and navigated M&A processes across his career

## Latest updates

- **2025-01** — Became CEO of Cascade, the AI-powered strategy execution platform.

## Links

- Website: https://cascade.app
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/charlienewarkfrench
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lga2he_jXg

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Last updated: 2026-06-14