Jean-Christophe Victor (30 May 1947 – 28 December 2016) was a French political scientist focusing on international relations.

He was the son of the polar explorer Paul-Emile Victor and the television producer Éliane Decrais.

He earned master's degrees in Chinese at the National Institute for Oriental Languages and Civilizations, and in political sciences at the University of Paris-1 (1982), as well as a PhD in ethnology on Nepal.

He was the founder and the director of LEPAC, the Center for Political Studies and Cartographic Analysis, a Paris-based think tank.

The LEPAC trains international managers in the corporate sector for companies such as Veolia, Vinci, Areva, British Petroleum, Cartier, and L’Oréal; and public sector organisations including RATP, Council of Europe, and the European Union.