Key professional milestones
Legal expertise
Prior to joining MBaer, Valentine gathered a wealth of legal expertise in different sectors:
Anti-corruption and anti-money laundering
- Federal Office of Justice in Bern, in charge of large-scale corruption and money laundering cases in the field of international legal assistance;
- Member of the Partnering Against Corruption Initiative of the World Economic Forum
Litigation and mediation
- Litigation department of the international law firm CMS von Erlach-Poncet in Geneva
Legal Counseling
- Legal team of Nestlé Suisse in Vevey
Leadership and other engagements
- Board member of a real estate business in Fribourg
- Member of the Advisory Board of SINGA Switzerland (support to entrepreneurs with refugee and migration backgrounds)
- Member of the expert community of GESDA (Geneva Science and Diplomacy Anticipator Foundation)
- Global Shaper of the World Economic Forum where she led the Zurich Hub
- Co-founded and led International Development Programs for differently abled people in Europe and the Middle East
Qualifications
- Qualified Lawyer (admitted to the Swiss Bar)
- Master of Law (multilingual), Universities of Fribourg and Madrid
- Certificate for transnational legal studies, Georgetown Law (USA)
- Leadership Diploma, IMD Lausanne
- Certificate in philosophical and theological studies at the European Institute Philanthropos, Fribourg
Valentine is native in German and French, proficient in English and speaks Italian and Spanish.