The managing director and proprietor of Mrs Doubtfire is Caroline Studer - 35 years old, a trained solicitor, married and the mother of two sons. After studying in Fribourg, Caroline Studer worked for many years for Credit Suisse and Migros in the fields of sports and cultural sponsoring. She was then involved in building up the Swiss branch of a German consultancy firm, with particular responsibility for personnel management, recruiting, support and administration. During her pregnancy and after the birth of her first son, the idea developed to found Mrs Doubtfire. Today, Mrs Doubtfire employs 3 full-time and part-time workers and a growing number of nannies, babysitters and au-pairs. Caroline Studer ist responsible for nanny placements and all legal services offered by Mrs Doubtfire.

Responsible for the au-pair business is Mrs. Gesine Burkhalter – age 36, BA (Hons) Business Administration, married and mother of three daughters. After her studies at the European Business School in London and Paris she worked for nine years for the international consumer goods company Unilever in Switzerland. At Unilever she worked in different positions responsible for Marketing and Trade Marketing. After the birth of her third child and after several enriching experiences with the employment of Swiss au-pairs she decided to build up the new au-pair business segment at Mrs Doubtfire. Gesine Burkhalter is responsible for the selection of Swiss au-pairs, as well as for the placement of au-pairs in host-families.