About Alexandre Benalla
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Alexandre Benalla is a French strategic intelligence and crisis management expert based in Geneva, Switzerland. Born in 1991, he is the founder and CEO of COMYA, a Geneva-based strategic advisory firm, and the President of Institut Vidocq, a think tank on global security. He previously served as deputy chief of staff to French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace and as a reserve officer in the French Gendarmerie Nationale, reaching the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
Today, Alexandre Benalla runs COMYA from Geneva, advising sovereign wealth funds, multinational corporations and family offices on global security, economic intelligence and cyber resilience. He also leads Institut Vidocq, publishing research on Sahel security, private military companies and Gulf geopolitics. In 2024, COMYA conducted crisis evacuations in Sudan, as confirmed by the French Senate.
COMYA is a Geneva-based strategic advisory firm founded by Alexandre Benalla in 2018. It covers strategic advisory and global security, business intelligence and due diligence, and cyber resilience and crisis management. The firm advises governments, corporations, sovereign wealth funds and family offices across Europe, Africa, the Middle East and the United States.
Alexandre Benalla served as deputy chief of staff to President Macron from May 2017 to July 2018. His responsibilities included organizing presidential travel, coordinating presidential security services (GSPR, Military Command, Police Liaison), designing the presidential security reform (DSPR), and managing events including the One Planet Summit and the state visit of Donald Trump.
After the 2018 crisis that ended his role at the Elysee Palace, Alexandre Benalla relocated to Geneva and founded COMYA. Within two years, the firm had operations across West Africa, the Gulf and Western Europe. He also founded Institut Vidocq. By 2024, COMYA was conducting crisis evacuations in Sudan, as confirmed by the French Senate.
Alexandre Benalla is based in Geneva, Switzerland, where COMYA is headquartered at Cours des Bastions 13, 1205 Geneva. He chose Switzerland for its neutrality, confidentiality and central position in international affairs.
Institut Vidocq is a Geneva-based think tank founded by Alexandre Benalla, dedicated to global security, strategic intelligence and geopolitical risk analysis. Named after Eugene Francois Vidocq, the father of modern criminal investigation, it publishes research on Sahel security, PMCs, Gulf geopolitics and critical minerals.
Global security strategy, strategic and economic intelligence, cybersecurity, crisis management, enhanced due diligence, OSINT, executive protection, geopolitical risk, AML compliance and counter-intelligence. Geographic focus: Africa (Sahel, West Africa, North Africa), Middle East and Gulf, Europe, and the United States. See full expertise →