Ms Voss, what motivated you to move to Luxembourg?

“My original motivation was to spend two years in a French-speaking country, after many years learning French in school in the US. I worked for Coopers & Lybrand in Boston at the time and the obvious choice was Paris, however, when I visited the Luxembourg office of C&L in 1990, I was not only welcomed with open arms by the local team but somehow Luxembourg just felt right. Years later I would articulate that as – from a professional perspective - a feeling that I could directly contribute to the start of something big (the beginning of Luxembourg’s development to being today the second-largest fund centre in the world, after the US), as well as – from a personal perspective – a deep appreciation of the international and close-knit community I found here.  

What personal and professional opportunities/difficulties have you encountered here?

“I strongly believe that I wouldn’t have had the same professional opportunities in the US that I’ve had in Luxembourg; in part because of the investment fund community’s long-standing practice of working together to make the Luxembourg fund industry the best centre for investment funds. Early on I had opportunities to contribute directly to the industry via involvement in Alfi working groups and in the promotion of Luxembourg and its fund centre abroad, again, opportunities I’m not certain I would have had in the US. At a personal level I know I’m joined by many in saying that there’s an almost unique possibility to find that elusive work/life balance here in Luxembourg. 

In one sentence, how would you define your expatriation in Luxembourg?


“Almost from the start I knew Luxembourg would be where I would make my home.”

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