Lieutenant-Colonel Sean French was born and raised near Buckingham, Quebec. He enrolled in the Army as an infantry officer upon finishing High School in 1994 and joined The Royal Canadian Regiment in 1999. LCol French has had the pleasure of serving with the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Battalions of his Regiment. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering and a Master's Degree in Defence Studies.

LCol French has had the privilege to command at the platoon, company, and now the battalion level in a variety of roles to include mechanized, rifle, parachute, anti-armour, and combat service support. His operational experience includes tours of duty in Bosnia as a platoon commander, Afghanistan as a mentor to an Afghan National Army battalion, with the UN Force Headquarters in the Democratic Republic of Congo as a senior liaison officer, and most recently commanding NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group in Latvia. Other career highlights include working with both the US 82nd Airborne, and Polish 11th Armoured Divisions, as well as commanding the Canadian Forces Parachute Team, the SkyHawks.

Staff assignments include time at the at the Canadian Army Advanced Warfare Centre conducting trials, service as the G5 for 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group, and at Chief Force Development on Capability Based Planning and then defining the capability investment portion of the Strong, Secure, Engaged defence policy. LCol French is married with 2 children.