Vincent J.Derudder was educated in Paris and New York, graduating in international business and tax law.  Vincent has extensive Pan-European experience in the areas of commercial insurance, finance and legal administration.

He is one of the founders of the first financial services trade association created in Europe: he has been since 1999 Secretary General of “Fédération Européenne des Conseils et Intermédiaires Financiers,” a trade body based in Brussels representing 300,000 EU intermediaries through their national associations.

Vincent has held a variety of senior management roles in various types of organisations, including venture capital funds and insurance brokerages.

He was Managing Director of one of the largest Luxembourg-based Venture Capital funds and in his role as Chairman of the Board, he was responsible for the public listing of one of the first pan European insurance master brokers.

Vincent has been active in major European countries (Spain, United Kingdom, Belgium, and Luxembourg). Another career highlight has been the foundation of Nucleus Euro-Advisers, a Luxembourg-based holding company  where he heads the Pan-European operations of this pioneering financial brokerage.

Vincent has gained international experience and expertise in business valuation, investment strategy and portfolio management, including IPO preparation.  Vincent is also currently a Director of an EEA Life Company, an EU non-life Insurance Company and a Luxembourg Fund Administrator.

In addition to other professional memberships, Vincent is a life member of the American Association of International Law, a life member of the Association Franco-Britannique. He is also a guest professor in EU Community Law at Bocconi University (Milan) and Paris-Dauphine University (Paris). Vincent is also an author.