She began her career at JP Morgan, completing training in corporate finance and then heading international advertising.

She subsequently held executive leadership positions with Fortune 500 corporations in both France and the United States, including chief executive (Président-Directeur Général) of a Paris subsidiary of the Interpublic Group and Senior Vice President of Suez Environnement.

As a music critic, her reviews appeared in The Wall Street Journal and other publications; she is also the author of a book on opera.

One is the Center for Workforce Inclusion,[4] a national nonprofit in Washington, DC, that works to provide meaningful employment opportunities for older individuals.

She also serves on the board of the Helicon Foundation,[6] which explores chamber music in its historical context by presenting and producing period performances, including an annual subscription series of four Symposiums in New York featuring both performance and discussion of chamber music.