Alexandra Olsufiev is French but with a Russian-Romanian background. She was born in Romania and lived under Ceausescu until she was eight. The family moved to France and she finished her education there.
Alexandra initially wanted to be a teacher of history, but changed tack and later graduated in Law following which she did some legal internships which led through to providing legal support for M&A.
After this, she decided to open her own company selling clothes that she designed herself. Now she runs coolcoz.com, an organisation which aims to put the fun into fund-raising, giving people the opportunity to have a great time in a way which also helps those who need it.