Valerie Remoquillo-Jenni brings her leadership and expertise in family advisory, philanthropy and social entrepreneurship to her role as CEO of the Fourfold Foundation. Fourfold is a Swiss charitable foundation that envisions a healthy and equitable world that respects all forms of life. Valerie oversees a broad portfolio of philanthropic and impact investing partnerships focused on economic models for sustainability, food systems transformation and biodiversity.

Valerie started her career in the development sector, first as a specialist trainer in fundraising and advocacy for NGOs in the Asia-Pacific region. She then moved on to diplomacy and international relations, spearheading a large-scale education collaborative between Asian and European students, researchers and policymakers. Valerie was also director of community relations and philanthropy for an award-winning social enterprise that supports smallholder farmers from Latin America.

Building on her rich field experience, Valerie went on to design philanthropic programmes for multigenerational families and their foundations. In her stint of nearly a decade at a Zurich-based family office, she headed family advisory services and eventually developed a framework for family wellbeing called THRIVE. As a passion project, Valerie founded VERA, a retail venture that showcased Filipino designers and artisans in Europe.

Valerie earned her Masters in Public Affairs cum laude at Sciences Po in Paris on a Bourse d’Excellence Eiffel scholarship and her BA in Economics magna cum laude from the Ateneo de Davao University in the Philippines. She holds an Advanced Certificate in Family Wealth Advising (ACFWA) from the Family Firm Institute.

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