After graduating from the Institute d'Etudes Politiques in Paris, Hélène Valade began her carreer with IFOP in 1995, where she was named Director of the Political Polling and Research Department in 2000. In 2005, SUEZ Environment recruited her as Sustainable Development Director fot Lyonannaise des Eaux. She was appointed Sustainable Development Vice President for the SUEZ Group in 2014.
Since June 2018, Hélène has also been President of the ORSE (Observatoire de la Responsabilité Sociétale des Enteriprises) corporate social responsibiity network; as well as the board of directors ADAME, and involved in the international networks of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and the Global Compact, the French Environment & Energy Management Agency