Antoine Laganiere

Antoine Laganiere is the Head of People and Performance at Leo Berwick AI, where he focuses on leadership effectiveness, organizational culture, and change leadership in private equity-backed transformations.

Antoine specializes in organizational and leadership strategies required to realize the benefits of AI value creation. In the high-stakes environment of Private Equity, the successful deployment of AI hinges on leadership’s ability to pivot. Antoine works directly with Sponsors and Portfolio Company leadership to modernize organizational structures, ensuring that executive teams are not only aligned on AI-driven performance targets but possess the change-leadership capability to execute them. By bridging the gap between technical potential and organizational readiness, he secures the “people-side” of the investment thesis.

He brings experience advising senior leaders and leadership teams on improving leadership capability and team effectiveness, particularly in high-stakes, results-driven environments.

Earlier in his career, Antoine was a professional hockey player, competing in top leagues across North America and Europe. This experience informs his approach to leadership and performance, particularly in areas such as accountability, resilience, teamwork, and high-performance culture.