Alain Girard

Alain Girard is an accomplished legal and policy expert currently serving as an Executive Board Member at the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA since September 2015, where Alain has also held roles as Senior Manager and Senior Policy and Legal Specialist. Prior experience includes positions at Homburger as an Associate, and at the Swiss Competition Commission (WEKO) as a Legal Advisor and Case Handler. Alain Girard has also contributed to academia as a Lecturer at opf.formation and as a Research and Teaching Assistant at the University of Fribourg. Educational qualifications include a Doctor of Law degree in Competition Law from Université de Fribourg, alongside multiple advanced degrees in law and economics from esteemed institutions like the European University Institute and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.