Bio
Hope is the promise the imagination makes to the mind
Faith is the promise Life makes to the heart and to the soul.
D.B.-B.
1960
Birth into a family of French-speaking industrialists, the eldest of 4 children. Education at the Mont-Olivet Catholic Institute in Lausanne.
1979
Federal Maturity, Latin option.
1982
Degree in Political Science at the University of Geneva.
1983, 1985, 1989 et 1994
Births of Séverine, Ivan, Maud and Camille.
1987
Death of my father at the age of 56. 1988-2003: Catechesis at the Catholic Parish of St. Etienne in Lausanne.
1988 - 2003
Catechesis at the Catholic Parish of St. Etienne in Lausanne.
1990 - 1993
Courses at IESA (Institute of Studies graduate of Art, Paris, France).
1995 - 2005
Member then vice-president of APEC (Association of Parents of Students at Collège Champittet in Lausanne, Switzerland).
1998 - 2021
Founding Member and Partner of Brustlein & Cie, Epalinges, Switzerland. Development of philanthropic activities in Switzerland and abroad (education, integrating social, research medical, support the cause animal as well as the environment, and research in the renewable energy). Management of projects in institutional communication and member of Board of companies (www.brustlein.ch).
2002 - 2016
Member, then President since 2006 of the Ladies'Lunch in Lausanne (www.ladieslunch-lausanne.ch).
2016 - Present: Honorary President.
2016 - Present: Honorary President.
2002 - 2017
Board Member of Sport and Solidarity Foundation, Foundation for the Disabled, Lausanne, Switzerland (www.sportetsolidarite.ch).
2005 - 2016
Founding Member and member of the Board of Jan and Oscar Foundation, Grandvaux, Switzerland (www.fondationjan-oscar.ch).
2006 - 2017
Board Member of the International Foundation for Population and Development (IFPD), Lausanne, Switzerland (www.ifpd.org).
2008 - Present: Goodwill Ambassador to the Foundation Board.
2008 - Present: Goodwill Ambassador to the Foundation Board.
2008 ... A decisive year!
My husband - from whom I separated I few years ago - was hit by the "Madoff Affair." His resilience mechanisms and deep personal work allowed him to rebuild himself. On my end, I professionalized my activities and offered my services as a consultant in institutional communications, focused on projects for the greater good.
2009 - 2015
Board Member of IRP - International Foundation for Research in Paraplegia, Geneva, Switzerland (www.irp.ch).
2010 - 2014
Board Members at the Foundation for Early Childhood Psychiatry, Lausanne, Switzerland (www.infantpsy.ch).
2011 - 2018
IRP - International Foundation for Research in Paraplegia, Geneva, Switzerland. Mandate for institutional communications and fundraising (www.irp.ch).
2012 - Present
Member, then President since 2014 of the Board of Directors of CONINCO Explorers in finance SA, Vevey, Switzerland (www.coninco.ch). My activity within the Board of Directors allows me to develop new skills in other circles, reinforcing and amplifying my impact in my various foundations and mandates as a consultant. This was confirmed when I became President of the Board of Directors of CONINCO Explorers in finance SA in 2014.
Board Member of the Pestalozzi Foundation, Zürich, Switzerland (www.pestalozzi-stiftung.ch).
Board Member of the Pestalozzi Foundation, Zürich, Switzerland (www.pestalozzi-stiftung.ch).
2012 - 2015
USPI Vaud Foundation, Lausanne, Switzerland. Mandate related to the communication strategy (www.fondationuspi-vaud.ch).
2013 - Present
Founding member of the Association of Swiss Friends of the Ban ObOun Dog Shelter in Thailand, President of the Association and Godmother of the shelter (www.banoboun.org).
Board Member: One Nature Foundation, Vevey, Switzerland (www.onenaturefoundation.org).
Board Member: One Nature Foundation, Vevey, Switzerland (www.onenaturefoundation.org).
2014 - 2015
Special Olympics World Games Los Angeles 2015. Camp President of the Special Olympics Switzerland delegation, Lausanne, Switzerland (www.la2015.org).
2015 - Present
Special Council from of the OMCT (www.omct.org).
Fondation FondaMental Suisse (www.fondamental-suisse.org).
Fondation FondaMental Suisse (www.fondamental-suisse.org).
2016 - Present
Ambassador, Development of Sustainable and Philantropic Competence of Banque Piguet Galland (www.piguetgalland.ch).
2017 - 2022
Sponsor of the Lionel Perrier Fund for medical research against brain cancer within the Honorary Committee (www.hug-ge.ch/fonds-lionel-perrier).
Board Member of the Antenna Foundation, Geneva, Switzerland, (www.antenna.ch).
Board Member of the Antenna Foundation, Geneva, Switzerland, (www.antenna.ch).
2017 - 2020
Ambassador of the Swiss Fashion Museum, MuMode, Yverdon, Switzerland (www.museemode.ch ).
2017 - Present
Ambassador of the Rencontres du 7e Art Lausanne chaired by Vincent Perez
(www.r7al.ch ).
2018 - Present
Goodwill ambassador of JBF Finance SA, 1066 Buchillon
(www.bobst.com).
2019 - Present
Member of the Board of the Special Olympics Foundation, 3063 Ittigen, Switzerland (www.specialolympics.ch).
Board Member of The Rousseau Foundation, 10105 New York, USA (www.projectrousseau.org).
Board Member of The Rousseau Foundation, 10105 New York, USA (www.projectrousseau.org).
2019 - 2020
Director on the Board of Directors of Ateliers GEC Sarl, 1800 Vevey, Switzerland (www.ateliers-gec.ch).
2019 - Present
Member of the Steering Committee, Swiss Who's Who, 1052 Le Mont-sur-Lausanne, Switzerland ( www.swisswhoswho.ch ).
Founding Member and member of the Executive Circle of the Spirit of Humanity Forum Geneva, Switzerland ( www.sohforum.org ).
Founding Member and member of the Executive Circle of the Spirit of Humanity Forum Geneva, Switzerland ( www.sohforum.org ).
2021 - Present
Founding Member Tiffany Circle Switzerland, Swiss Red Cross, 3001 Berne, Switzerland ( www.redcross.ch )
Member of the Advisory Board of Ecole 42, Ecole d'Informatique et de Codage, 1020 Renens, Switzerland (www.42lausanne.ch )
Member of the Advisory Board of Ecole 42, Ecole d'Informatique et de Codage, 1020 Renens, Switzerland (www.42lausanne.ch )
2022 - Present
Vice-President of the Circle of Friends of the Chaplin Museum Foundation, 1800 Vevey, Switzerland (www.charliechaplinmuseumfoundation.com)
Ambassador for the Antoine de Saint Exupéry Foundation for the Youth (Fondation Antoine de Saint Exupéry pour la Jeunesse) (FASEJ), Paris, France (www.fasej.org)
Swiss Ambassador SHE Changes Climate, Geneva, Switzerland (www.shechangesclimate.org) Member of the Patronage Committee for the Barryland Thematic Park, Fondation Barry du Grand-St. Bernard, Martigny, Suisse (www.fondation-barry.ch)
Ambassador for the Antoine de Saint Exupéry Foundation for the Youth (Fondation Antoine de Saint Exupéry pour la Jeunesse) (FASEJ), Paris, France (www.fasej.org)
Swiss Ambassador SHE Changes Climate, Geneva, Switzerland (www.shechangesclimate.org) Member of the Patronage Committee for the Barryland Thematic Park, Fondation Barry du Grand-St. Bernard, Martigny, Suisse (www.fondation-barry.ch)
2023- Present
Cyber peace Ambassador for the CyberPeace Institute, Geneva, Switzerland (www.cyberpeaceinstitute.org)
2024- Present
Godmother of the Fondation de Ribaupierre-Graz, Lausanne, Switzerland.
(www.fdrg.ch)
Biographical References
The following publications cast my commitment to a very wide network, and to that I am grateful!
- Swiss Who’s Who
- International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England.
What is beauty, if not coherence?
A close friend recently gifted me the biography of a remarkable woman, Goliarda Sapienza, and the summary of the jacket included by these few words: "What is beauty, if not coherence?" This little phrase, innocuous in appearance, has slowly crept inside me, ultimately influencing me to create a platform, a website! A website where, to promote other’s initiatives, we must – in the name of coherence! – also give in and agree at some point to speak of oneself…
A place of convergence for my commitments, where I can launch my projects, but also a place to cast a light on those endeavours brought on by people, be them close or distant, whose approach touches me and appears to me as being important, necessary, essential! Projects – conducted by individuals, foundations or non-profit organisations – which goal must be, without any exception and uncompromisingly so, always noble!