Alexandra zu Ysenburg grew up in Spain, Brazil, Mexico and Germany. She graduated in Business Administration from the University of Mannheim, majoring in Human Resource Management and Logistics. She started her professional career in Arthur Andersen Management Consulting, Frankfurt. As a consultant she worked in multinationals mainly in the construction, technology, and public sectors, focusing in Strategic Management and Process Reengineering.

In 1996 she became CEO of a logistics firm based in Mexico City specialized in food and beverage distribution. Subsequently, she joined Allianz Mexico as head of marketing and later on, she participated in launching Allianz financial products in the Mexican market. Since 2011 she joined Ezentia Group as Partner. She is fluent in Spanish, English and German.