Agnes Leu completed her law studies at the University of Zurich with a doctoral thesis on "Labour market measures in unemployment insurance in Switzerland". She worked for several years in a renowned law firm as well as in the social sector (welfare and guardianship). She habilitated at the Medical Faculty of the University of Basel on the topic "Influence of the SwissDRG on vulnerable patient groups in Switzerland: Ethical Criteriology and Legal Correlation" and teaches social security law, health law and ethics at various universities. In 2018 she was awarded the teaching authorization (venia docendi) for medical ethics by the University of Basel. Since May 2014, Agnes Leu has been developing the "Young Carers" research program. She is a volunteer on the board of the Spitex Association of Canton Zurich and on the board of trustees of a home for dementia patients.