Holder of a licence to practise law, Sophie Maillard obtained her Master of Law from the University of Fribourg, and started her career in the Compliance department of a large Swiss bank before joining the Swiss supervisory authority (the Federal Banking Commission, now FINMA). She specialises in the authorisation requirements for banks and securities dealers, and the relevant Swiss regulations.

Sophie teaches on the CAS Compliance Management course at the University of Geneva and at HEG Arc in Neuchâtel.

She is also the author of two publications:

• Bizzozero, Maillard: Gérants indépendants – Gestion des risques par la banque dépositaire, 2013
• Bizzozero, Maillard: Organisation appropriée (Erez, Giorgietti: Compliance 5.0, Vezia, Basel, 2019, page 73 et seq).

Sophie is a member of the Boards and Audit Committees of various financial intermediaries in Geneva.