About Us
Nuria Ballmer, Principal
Professional Experience:
- Former Management Consultant at PWC Consulting and IBM in Switzerland
- M&A Consultant for Capital Investment and Venture Capital Companies in the USA
- Held Director level positions in the US Medical Device Industry.
Education:
- MBA from ETH Zurich, Switzerland
- BS in Chemical Engineering from ETH Zurich, Switzerland
- Languages: Native French speaker; Fluent in English, German and Spanish
Valentin Buerki, Partner
Professional Experience:
- Ten years of experience in the banking and financial services industry
- Strong financial analysis skills
- Experienced quantitative investment manager
- Former equity portfolio manager
Education:
- MBF, HEC Lausanne, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
- BS and MBA, University of Neuchatel, Switzerland
- Languages: native French speaker; fluent in English
Matthew A. Roy, Founder, Advisory Board
- Former U.S. Consular Officer, responsible for adjudicating E-1 and E-2 visas at the U.S Consulate General in Frankfurt, Germany (one of the highest volume E-Visa posts in the world)
- Significant Finance and Business Development experience with early-stage companies


