Valérie has been Head of European Affairs for Commerzbank AG since January 2024. Before that, she held different roles in the Public Affairs team at Deutsche Bank AG, covering a variety of policy areas: from sustainability and retail financial services to innovation and anti-money laundering.

In 2021, she became Head of Digital & Anti-Money Laundering Policy for Deutsche Bank, responsible for the bank’s strategic positioning on issues including AI, cloud, data, and cybersecurity in a global capacity. Over the last years, she has been an active member of various industry associations and public-private fora on national and international level.

Before joining Deutsche Bank in 2016, Valérie was a member of the Internal Audit team at Gen Re working on German and international topics internally as well as with the External Auditors. This gave her the opportunity to develop a controls perspective with EU and U.S. focus. She holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in German and European Business Law, as well as a degree in Business Administration.