Me Anne Gaussen Rapit graduated from the University of Lausanne with a Master’s in law (with thesis). She is of French mother tongue and also speaks German and English and has been licensed as a notary since 1987. From 2006 to 2009, Me Anne Gaussen Rapit became the first woman to head the Vaud Notaries Association (Association des notaires vaudois, ANV). From 2013 to 2020, she has also been President of the Vaud Chamber of Estate Agents (Chambre vaudoise immobilière, CVI). She was elected at the Chamber’s 75th annual meeting and is the first woman to obtain this position.