Ginetta

Valérie Vuillerat has played a key role in shaping the Swiss UX scene over the past ten years and has done much to promote diversity in the technology industry. The entrepreneur has launched countless initiatives that still have a strong impact today. Among other things, she co-founded the popular UX Brunch Zurich lecture series and We Shape Tech, a network that promotes diversity in the tech scene. As lead lecturer, she is also responsible for the postgraduate course for certified Chief Digital Officers at the SIB and is a lecturer on the CAS Digital Leadership course at the HWZ. Vuillerat has many years of experience in digital product development, has accompanied numerous start-ups and was a mentor in the Aspire Mentorship Program, an initiative to promote outstanding female entrepreneurs. Since November 2017, she has been supporting companies on their digital product development journey with her own consulting firm Hiversity.

Born in Bern, she completed the MAS Human Computer Interface Design at the HSR University of Applied Sciences Rapperswil in 2014. She has just completed an intensive course for board members at the Swiss Board School.

Valérie Vuillerat was Managing Director of Ginetta from 2010 to 2015 and joined the Board of Directors of Ginetta as the third member in January 2018. The previous Board members are Simon Raess and Sascha Benz. Simon Raess is an entrepreneur and design strategist and founded Ginetta in 2008. Sascha Benz, also an entrepreneur and digital expert, has been a member of the Board of Directors since 2017. Together with Raess, he has driven the further development and growth of the company since 2015. Since the beginning of this year, Vuillerat, Benz and Raess have been the three responsible for steering the direction of Ginetta.