VP Value Creation & Portfolio Manager, Viola Growth
Bastien Goetschel is VP Value Creation & Portfolio Manager at Viola Growth, bringing over eight years of experience across growth strategy, investments, M&A, sales, and cybersecurity, along with five years in senior management roles.
At Viola Growth, Bastien leads operational value creation across the portfolio, partnering closely with executive teams to drive growth and operations excellence, while managing portfolio assets and supporting investment strategy.
Career Highlights
- Prior to joining Viola Growth, Bastien was a Principal at Boston Consulting Group (BCG), where he was a leadership member of the Technology Advantage, Financial Institutions, and TMT practices. Bastien is known for leading cross-functional teams through the complexities of high-stakes growth, helping global tech leaders and financial institutions navigate go-to-market design, risk management, due diligence, product, and pricing strategy, as well as digital transformation and operational scale.
- Before BCG, Bastien was a pre-sales and post-sales engineering manager at a global cybersecurity leader, where he owned product and services aspects of enterprise sales cycles.
- Earlier in his career, Bastien served as General Manager of a small private security company and as a Captain in the Military Intelligence.
- He holds a BA in International Relations and Affairs from the University of Lausanne and an MSc in Forensic Accounting (Summa Cum Laude) from the University of Portsmouth.
Things You Might Not Know About Me
- Bastien is a passionate foodie who enjoys cooking and experimenting in the kitchen.
- He is a sports enthusiast, from mountain skiing and snowboarding to kitesurfing, wakeboarding, and hiking.
- Deeply committed to social impact, Bastien is actively involved in supporting NGOs such as lone-soldiers and rehabilitation initiatives.
