Professional Experience & Leadership

LSE Alumnae and Alumni Foundation of Switzerland, Zurich
President of the Board
co-established the endowed national scholarship foundation under federal supervision
05/2017 - today
VisRules GmbH, Zurich
Founder and Managing Director
graduated from the start-up and entrepreneurship training program of the Federal Commission for Technology and Innovation produce legal visualizations, perform legal intelligence and prepare legal designs
09/2013 - today
Swisscanto Group, Zurich
Risk Officer
managed market, credit and liquidity risk, including financial instruments modelling, back testing of risk models, stress tests and data and information flows to and from the asset management system and the risk data warehouse
coached portfolio management teams, did operational risk management, optimized the risk profile of Swisscanto Group and reported on market, credit, liquidity and other risks to the Executive Board
05/2002 - 05/2012
from 07/2009
Deputy Head of Business Development
lead the Group-wide projects on financial risk management, the exercise of shareholders’ rights and the monitoring of investment restrictions
co-lead the projects on the creation of a centralized trading department
advised and supported the departments on the organization and planning of their business operations
from 03/2006
Head of Information and Data Projects
made accessible and coordinated the use of sales, product and market information and lead and co-lead various projects
from 05/2004
Project Manager Products
devised and managed the central corporate management system and associated processes

LSE Alumni Association, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), United Kingdom
Vice Chairman of the Founding Executive Committee
wrote the strategic development and marketing plans and coached alumni leaders on all continents
09/2005 - 07/2007
Bigger & Partner, Rorschacherberg
Junior Partner
07/2000 - 04/2002
Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Government of the Swiss Confederation, Berne
Desk Officer / Trade Diplomat
formulated Swiss public policy in regard to investment and lending projects and other activities of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the World Bank Group
generated, appraised and managed the execution of technical assistance projects funded by federal trust funds
12/1999 - 06/2000
Ministry of Finance, Government of the Republic of Poland
Consulting Economist
12/1998 - 11/1999
Swiss LSE Alumni Association, Berne
Secretary General
increased membership from 50 to over 450, organized over 250 events and lead the Association to be the largest and most active national LSE alumni club in Europe
11/1998 - today
UBS, Zurich
Temporary Member of Staff, Retail and Private Banking
06/1993 - 08/1993
Okasan Securities, Zurich
Head of the Trading Assistant Team
05/1988 - 04/1990
from 04/1989
Member of Staff

UBS, Altstätten
Professional Trainee
04/1985 - 04/1988
from 04/1989

Lifelong Learning & Upskilling

Data Science

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich
Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) in Artificial Intelligence and Software Development
02/2024 - 09/2024
alongside employment

Legal Science

University of Zurich
Master of Laws (LLM)
GPA: 5.4 of 6.0; Distinction: magna cum laude
Thesis: Are fundamental rights in Switzerland unconstitutionally restricted by private norms?
08/2014 - 09/2016
alongside employment

Economic Science

London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
University of London, United Kingdom
Master of Science (MSc)
Thesis: Optimal restructuring strategies
09/1996 - 11/1997
09/1993 - 07/1994
Purdue University, USA
Bachelor of Science (BSc)
GPA: 3.4 of 4 (Undergraduate), 3.6 of 4 (Postgraduate)
Honors Curriculum, Dean’s List, 5-Year Government Scholarship
08/1991 - 08/1996
University of California, USA
09/1990 - 03/1991

Natural Science

Paleoanthropology and Paleontology:
Exploring Human Origins

06/2012 - 05/2013
Turkana Basin Institute, Kenya, and State University of New York, USA
Turkana Basin Field School Student
field expedition to the Western side of Lake Turkana, Northern Kenya near Ethiopian border, 23 million to 260’000 years ago
01/2013 - 03/2013
National Museums of Kenya, Directorate of Research and Collections
Visiting Researcher
field expedition to the Western side of Lake Turkana, Northern Kenya near Ethiopian border, 23 million to 260’000 years ago
07/2012 - 05/2013
Rutgers University, USA, and National Museums of Kenya
Koobi Fora Paleoanthropology Field School Participant
field expedition to the Eastern side of Lake Turkana, Northern Kenya near Ethiopian border, 5.3 million to 11’000 years ago
06/2012 - 07/2012

further major studies and research in natural science


Open University, United Kingdom
Certificate of Astronomy and Planetary Science
with distinctions
practical training in observational and experimental techniques at Mallorca Observatory, Spain
02/2008 - 12/2010
alongside employment
Purdue University, USA
Undergraduate Research Student in Geology
02/1995 - 08/1995