Aude is a partner of NZ Consulting, an international marketing strategy consultancy working exclusively in the fields of sport, culture and entertainment, advising leading sports federations, cultural organisations, sponsors, events organisers, on how to leverage and monetise their brand. Aude started her career in the oil industry, setting up the first Western-style investor relations programme for Yukos in Moscow. Her experience of fundraising and marketing spans a variety of sectors, from finance, when she was looking after hedge fund clients at Goldman Sachs, to the arts. Between 2004 and 2008 she was responsible for the development of individual fundraising at London's Royal Opera House. She holds an MBA from Columbia Business School in New York, a Masters from London School of Economics and a Masters in Classics from La Sorbonne.