Valentin Echevin

Prior to joining Chiron, Valentin began their career in the finance sector, completing a six-month internship at Kartesia, a private debt manager in Brussels, Belgium. They then spent two years at CACIB in Frankfurt, Germany, working within the large-cap leveraged finance team of the investment banking arm of Crédit Agricole. There, Valentin specialized in providing LBO financing to private equity clients across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Their responsibilities included monitoring portfolios, analyzing due diligence documentation and financial reports, building financial models, preparing internal credit papers, and presenting them to senior management during credit committees.

Valentin is fluent in both French and English, with an intermediate proficiency in German. Outside of work, they are an avid runner, currently training for the 2025 Paris Marathon with a target time of 3 hours and 30 minutes. Valentin also has a keen interest in global affairs and politics and regularly reads The Economist.