Emilie Hannezo

Emilie Hannezo is currently the Head of Strategy and Operations at Soba, a position she has held since April 2023. Prior to this role, she co-founded Mélusine in October 2018, a direct-to-consumer business selling CBD skincare online. She later expanded their reach into Birchbox, Beautiful Box, and other platforms. Emilie also held roles at Deel as Core Ops & Country Manager, InMotion Ventures as Principal, Associate, and Analyst, and worked on a consulting project for Jaguar Land Rover assessing the impact of free trade agreements post-Brexit. She started her career as an Analyst at WeShareBonds, a peer-to-peer lending platform for SMEs. Emilie holds a Master's Degree in Management from the University of Cambridge, completed a Year Abroad in Economics and Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley, and earned a Bachelor's Degree in International Relations and Affairs from Queen Mary University of London.