Sandrine Richard is a graduate of the University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas and of the Institut National des Hautes Études de la Sécurité et la Justice (INHESJ), which was previously attached to the French Prime Minister (Diploma in Business Protection and Economic Security). She is Lieutenant-Colonel in the Gendarmerie Nationale’s Defense and security department as reservist. Sandrine Richard practiced law at the Paris Bar for more than 10 years until September 1, 2021 before joining Cristal Group International as Director of Business Ethics and Business Diplomacy until December 31, 2022. She is certified as an auditor and consultant at ETHIC Intelligence, and assists and trains public and private sector companies in the implementation of anti-corruption standards in France and abroad in compliance with international law (FCPA, UKAB, OECD). She is also an expert on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence, and teaches Ethics and AI in Ottawa, Montreal, and Paris.