# Thomas Eymond-Laritaz

> Thomas Eymond-Laritaz is the French-British founder and CEO of Highgate, a London strategic advisory firm established in 2020. A graduate of the École des Mines de Paris and Corps des Mines, he worked in French public administration, advised political leaders in Bulgaria and Georgia, spent five years as Victor Pinchuk’s chief of staff in Kyiv, and held senior roles at APCO Worldwide and Mercury. His philanthropic work includes the Victor Pinchuk Foundation and Aspen initiatives in Ukraine and the UK.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Highgate
- **Organizations:** Highgate, Aspen Institute Kyiv, Victor Pinchuk Foundation (former president), APCO Worldwide (former executive director), Mercury (former managing director), Aspen Institute UK (former director)
- **Nationality:** French and British
- **Education:** Engineering graduate, École des Mines de Paris, Graduate, Corps des Mines
- **Known for:** Established Highgate in 2020., Helped establish the Victor Pinchuk Foundation and served as its president., Helped develop Yalta European Strategy and organised Davos Ukrainian Lunches and philanthropic roundtables.

## Career timeline

- **1998** — Graduated from the Corps des Mines in Paris.
- **2001** — Became interministerial coordinator on European issues in the French prime minister’s office.
- **2003** — Became senior adviser on European issues to Bulgarian prime minister Simeon Saxe-Cobourg.
- **2004** — Became chief of staff to Victor Pinchuk in Kyiv; served for five years.
- **2005** — Worked on establishing the Victor Pinchuk Foundation, according to its 2008 report.
- **2006** — Became president of the Victor Pinchuk Foundation.
- **2008** — Created the first Aspen seminar in Ukraine.
- **2009** — Moved to Georgia to advise on EU relations within President Mikheil Saakashvili’s National Security Council.
- **2012** — Listed as a senior adviser at APCO Worldwide’s London office.
- **2017** — Listed as executive director and head of APCO Worldwide Global Solutions; became an Aspen Institute UK director in October.
- **2018** — Listed as a managing director at Mercury in London.
- **2020** — Founded Highgate; Highgate Advisory Ltd was incorporated on 10 January.
- **2021** — Highgate reported eleven consultants in August and became a partner and funder of Aspen Institute Kyiv in December.
- **2024** — Co-authored an FT Alphaville article with Jay Newman on sovereign investment dispute resolution.
- **2025** — Celebrated Highgate’s fifth anniversary, reporting forty-five permanent consultants and more than twenty languages.
- **2026** — Celebrated Highgate’s sixth anniversary and appeared on The Intelligence Advantage podcast.

## Achievements

- Established Highgate in 2020.
- Helped establish the Victor Pinchuk Foundation and served as its president.
- Helped develop Yalta European Strategy and organised Davos Ukrainian Lunches and philanthropic roundtables.
- Created Ukraine’s first Aspen seminar in 2008 and helped establish Aspen institutions in Ukraine and the UK.
- Listed as Top Recommended in the Spear’s 2026 Reputation Managers index.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Highgate reported his participation in the Resilience World Nexus Summit’s geopolitical opening panel.
- **2026-09** — Posted about returning to Kyiv for four days of meetings.
- **2026-01** — Shared his interview with Gary Miller on The Intelligence Advantage, discussing Highgate’s assessment of intelligence.
- **2026-01** — Celebrated Highgate’s sixth anniversary and reported six consecutive years of revenue growth.

## Links

- Website: https://www.highgate.ltd/thomas-eymond-laritaz/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-eymond-laritaz

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Last updated: 2026-10-22