Bio
Hope is the promise that imagination makes to the mind.
Faith is the promise that Life makes to the heart and soul.
D.B.-B.
2024-Present
Godmother of the Fondation de Ribaupierre-Graz, Lausanne, Switzerland.
( www.fdrg.ch )
Member of the Advisory Board of "Votre Cercle de Vie", Château d’Oex, Switzerland.
(www.votre-cercledevie.ch)
Member of the Foundation Board of The Little Prince Swiss Foundation, Switzerland.
Member of the Committee of the Association of Rencontres du 7e Art Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
(www.rencontres7art.ch)
( www.fdrg.ch )
Member of the Advisory Board of "Votre Cercle de Vie", Château d’Oex, Switzerland.
(www.votre-cercledevie.ch)
Member of the Foundation Board of The Little Prince Swiss Foundation, Switzerland.
Member of the Committee of the Association of Rencontres du 7e Art Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
(www.rencontres7art.ch)
2023-Present
Member of the Board of Directors of the Fondazione dell’Albero d’Oro, Venice, Italy.
(www.fondazionealberodoro.org)
Ambassador for Genève pour le Bien Commun, Geneva, Switzerland.
(www.geneve.lanuitdubiencommun.com/)
Ambassador of the Healing Joy Association, Geneva, Switzerland.
(www.healingjoy.ch)
Ambassador for Genève pour le Bien Commun, Geneva, Switzerland.
(www.geneve.lanuitdubiencommun.com/)
Ambassador of the Healing Joy Association, Geneva, Switzerland.
(www.healingjoy.ch)
2023-2024
Ambassador for Cyber Peace, CyberPeace Institute, Geneva, Switzerland.
(www.cyberpeaceinstitute.org)
(www.cyberpeaceinstitute.org)
2022 - Present
Vice President of the Circle of Friends of the Chaplin Museum Foundation, Vevey, Switzerland.
(www.charliechaplinmuseumfoundation.com)
Ambassador of the Fondation Antoine de Saint Exupéry for Youth (FASEJ), Paris, France. (www.fasej.org)
Swiss Ambassador of SHE Changes Climate, Geneva, Switzerland. (www.shechangesclimate.org)
Member of the Patronage Committee of the Barryland Theme Park, Barry Foundation of the Great St. Bernard, Martigny, Switzerland. (www.fondation-barry.ch)
Ambassador of the Fondation Antoine de Saint Exupéry for Youth (FASEJ), Paris, France. (www.fasej.org)
Swiss Ambassador of SHE Changes Climate, Geneva, Switzerland. (www.shechangesclimate.org)
Member of the Patronage Committee of the Barryland Theme Park, Barry Foundation of the Great St. Bernard, Martigny, Switzerland. (www.fondation-barry.ch)
2022 - 2024
Vice President of the Circle of Friends of the Chaplin Museum Foundation, Vevey, Switzerland.
(www.charliechaplinmuseumfoundation.com)
2021 - Present
Founding Member of the Tiffany Circle Switzerland, Swiss Red Cross, Berne, Switzerland.
(www.redcross.ch)
Member of the Advisory Board of Ecole 42, School of Computer Science and Coding, Renens, Switzerland.
(www.42lausanne.ch)
(www.redcross.ch)
Member of the Advisory Board of Ecole 42, School of Computer Science and Coding, Renens, Switzerland.
(www.42lausanne.ch)
2019 - Present
Member of the Steering Committee, Swiss Who’s Who, Le Mont-sur-Lausanne, Switzerland.
(www.swisswhoswho.ch)
Member of the Board of the Special Olympics Foundation, Ittigen, Switzerland. (www.specialolympics.ch)
Board Member of The Rousseau Foundation, New York, USA. (www.projectrousseau.com)
Founding Member and Executive Circle Member of the Spirit of Humanity Forum, Geneva, Switzerland. (www.sohforum.org)
Member of the Board of the Special Olympics Foundation, Ittigen, Switzerland. (www.specialolympics.ch)
Board Member of The Rousseau Foundation, New York, USA. (www.projectrousseau.com)
Founding Member and Executive Circle Member of the Spirit of Humanity Forum, Geneva, Switzerland. (www.sohforum.org)
2019 - 2020
Director on the Advisory Board of Ateliers GEC Sarl, Vevey, Switzerland.
2018 - Present
2017 - Present
Ambassador of the Rencontres du 7e Art Lausanne chaired by Vincent Perez, Lausanne, Switzerland.
(www.r7al.ch)
(www.r7al.ch)
2017 - 2022
Godmother of the Lionel Perrier Fund for medical research against brain cancer within the Honorary Committee, Geneva, Switzerland.
(www.hug-ge.ch/fonds-lionel-perrier)
Member of the Board of the Antenna Foundation, Geneva, Switzerland.
(www.antenna.ch)
(www.hug-ge.ch/fonds-lionel-perrier)
Member of the Board of the Antenna Foundation, Geneva, Switzerland.
(www.antenna.ch)
2017 - 2020
2016 - 2020
Ambassador, Sustainable Development Competence and Philanthropy Competence at Banque Piguet Galland, Geneva, Switzerland.
(www.piguetgalland.ch)
(www.piguetgalland.ch)
2015 - Présent
Special Advisor to the OMCT, World Organisation Against Torture, Geneva, Switzerland. (www.omct.org)
Fondation FondaMental, Geneva, Switzerland.
Fondation FondaMental, Geneva, Switzerland.
2014 - 2015
Special Olympics World Games Los Angeles 2015. President of the Camp for the Special Olympics Switzerland delegation, Lausanne, Switzerland.
(www.la2015.org)
(www.la2015.org)
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, Epalinges, Switzerland.
(www.banoboun.org)
Member of the Foundation Board of One Nature Foundation, Vevey, Switzerland.
(www.onenaturefoundation.org)
(www.banoboun.org)
Member of the Foundation Board of One Nature Foundation, Vevey, Switzerland.
(www.onenaturefoundation.org)
2012 - Present
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 Boards of Directors allows me to develop new skills in other circles, reinforcing and amplifying my impact within my various Foundations and consulting mandates. This was further confirmed when I assumed the Presidency of the Board of Directors of CONINCO Explorers in finance SA in 2014.
(www.coninco.ch)
My activity within Boards of Directors allows me to develop new skills in other circles, reinforcing and amplifying my impact within my various Foundations and consulting mandates. This was further confirmed when I assumed the Presidency of the Board of Directors of CONINCO Explorers in finance SA in 2014.
2012 - 2023
Member of the Foundation Board of the Pestalozzi Foundation, Zürich, Switzerland.
(www.pestalozzi-stiftung.ch)
(www.pestalozzi-stiftung.ch)
2012 - 2015
Fondation USPI Vaud, Lausanne, Switzerland. Mandate related to communication strategy.
(www.fondationuspi-vaud.ch)
(www.fondationuspi-vaud.ch)
2011 - 2018
IRP - International Foundation for Research in Paraplegia, Geneva, Switzerland.
Mandate for institutional communication and fundraising.
(www.irp.ch)
Mandate for institutional communication and fundraising.
(www.irp.ch)
2010 - 2014
Member of the Foundation Board of the Foundation for Early Childhood Psychiatry, Lausanne, Switzerland.
2009 - 2015
Member of the Foundation Board of the IRP – International Foundation for Research in Paraplegia, Geneva, Switzerland. (www.irp.ch)
2008 ... A decisive year !
My husband – from whom I separated a few years ago – was severely impacted by the "Madoff Affair." His resilience and significant personal effort allowed him to rebuild himself. As for me, I also took action, professionalized my activities, and offered my services as a consultant in institutional communication for the implementation of socially responsible projects.
2006 - 2017
Member of the Foundation Board of the International Foundation for Population and Development (IFPD), Lausanne, Switzerland.
(www.ifpd.org)
2017 - Present: Goodwill Ambassador
(www.ifpd.org)
2017 - Present: Goodwill Ambassador
2005 - 2016
Founding Member and Member of the Foundation Board of the Fondation Jan & Oscar, Grandvaux, Switzerland. (www.fondationjan-oscar.ch)
2002 - 2017
Member of the Board of the Sport and Solidarity Foundation, Foundation for the Disabled, Lausanne, Switzerland. (www.sportetsolidarite.ch)
2017 - Present: Goodwill Ambassador to the Foundation Board.
2017 - Present: Goodwill Ambassador to the Foundation Board.
2002 - 2016
Member, then President since 2006 of the Ladies’ Lunch Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
(www.ladieslunch-lausanne.ch)
2016 - Present: Honorary President.
(www.ladieslunch-lausanne.ch)
2016 - Present: Honorary President.
1998 - 2021
Founding Member and Partner of Brustlein & Cie, Epalinges, Switzerland.
Development of philanthropic activities in Switzerland and abroad (education, social integration, medical research, support for animal welfare, environmental initiatives, and research in renewable energies).
Management of institutional communication projects and board memberships of companies.
Development of philanthropic activities in Switzerland and abroad (education, social integration, medical research, support for animal welfare, environmental initiatives, and research in renewable energies).
Management of institutional communication projects and board memberships of companies.
1995 - 2005
Member, then Vice President of APEC (Association of Parents of Students at Collège Champittet in Lausanne, Switzerland).
1990 - 1993
Courses at IESA (Institute of Advanced Studies in Art, Paris, France).
1988 - 2003
Catechesis at the Catholic Parish of St. Etienne in Lausanne.
1983, 1985, 1989 et 1994
Births of Séverine, Ivan, Maud, and Camille.
2023
7 grandchildren to date!1987
Death of my father at the age of 56.
1982
Degree in Political Science from the University of Geneva.
1979
Federal Maturity, Latin option.
1960
Born into a family of French-speaking industrialists, eldest of four children.
Education at the Mont-Olivet Catholic Institute in Lausanne.
Education at the Mont-Olivet Catholic Institute in Lausanne.
Biographical References The following publications highlight my engagement with a very broad network, for which I am grateful!
- Swiss Who’s Who
- International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England.
Coherence as a Guiding Principle
A close friend recently gifted me the biography of Goliarda Sapienza, a remarkable woman, whose summary on the jacket began with these words: "What is beauty, if not coherence?" She accompanied her gift with these words: "What characterizes you in my eyes is the coherence that emanates from you." This simple sentence, seemingly insignificant, quietly took root in me and grew until the obvious became clear: to create a platform, a website! A website because, in order to speak about others, one must at some point also accept to speak about oneself… coherence obliges! A place to bring together my commitments while launching my projects into orbit, but also a space to shed light on causes supported by people, near or far, whose approach touches me and seems important, necessary, indispensable! Causes and projects—led by individuals, foundations, or associations—whose purpose, in my view, must without exception and without compromise always remain noble!