Dedicated team

By entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs.

We’ve led global companies and developed expertise in growing market-leading companies

Our investor base is purposely composed of institutional investors and serial entrepreneurs who build many companies leveraging the same model as ours. Familiar with the process of acquiring privately owned businesses smoothly, quickly, and with integrity.

Charlie Gascon

Founder of Forward Partner. Charlie created Forward Partner to jump into his next entrepreneurial endeavour.

Charlie is a Montreal-born entrepreneur, and career CEO with a track record in scaling multiple industrial software companies. To date, he has founded and led 3 multi-million-dollar companies across the globe. He was an Associate Partner at McKinsey & Company and the founding partner & CEO of Energy and Infra Solutions global businesses.

In his next endeavour, Charlie pulled together a tight-knit group of elite entrepreneurs and investors to acquire a privately owned industrial company where he will over time transition as the CEO to foster the legacy of its previous owner, protecting their team and bringing their company to new heights.

High-Growth CEO’s & Entrepreneurs

Intitutional Investors

Books & articles written by our team

An outstanding book about CEOs who excelled at capital allocation.
— Warren Buffett