Vanessa Galhardo-Galhetas is a Lawyer and Director with experience as Chief Legal and Compliance Officer and as Corporate Secretary within Fortune 500 companies with teams located in different locations at global level and in advising large corporations on corporate governance, contracts, compliance, financial regulation, data protection and leadership. She is founder of a consultancy specialising in advice on compliance, legal and leadership. In 2023, she was selected as Inspiring Woman in Finance by Women in Finance, she is a LinkedIn Top Voice 2023 and 2024, and was named Empowering Women Entrepreneur 2023 by CIO Views Magazine. With over 15 years of professional experience as a Lawyer and as a Director, she is an advocate for gender equality, ethics and integrity, Member of the Advisory Council of Harvard Business Review and holds Independent Non-Executive Director positions in different companies.