I am an Economist with a Bachelor in Business Administration from the Swiss School of Engineering and Management (Heig-VD), a postgraduate from the Swiss Institute of Technology (EPFL) and a Certificate of Advanced Studies in Mergers & Acquisitions. My career started in 1998 at UBS Bank where I stayed for 15 years. During that time, I got promoted to Associate Director and took different positions in Business Development and Investments (Business Manager, Sales Manager, Wealth Manager) and experienced different markets such as Switzerland, France and the Benelux Countries. In 2014, I joined PlayfulVision (spin-off from EPFL) as a Chief Marketing Officer in order to lead their Business Development activities in Switzerland and abroad. Within less than 2 years, the company covered world class sports events and succeeded its exit strategy with SecondSpectrum. In 2016, I joined the Office for Economic Affairs & Innovation (Vaud, Switzerland) as a Project Manager. My role consisted in supporting the economic development of this region with a bias toward Venture activities (Venture Capital, Private Equity, Corporate Venture).Since 2019, I joined the Foundation for Technological Innovation (FIT) as Director, Head of Investments. FIT has invested in more than 270 startups since 1994 for about CHF 40m. My role consists in contributing to the development of the foundation, and in building a strong network of investors.