Valerie Keller

Valerie Keller is the Co-Founder and CEO of IMAGINE, an organization focused on accelerating transformational leadership to drive systemic change in areas such as food, fashion, and finance. She co-founded IMAGINE with Paul Polman and a group of influential leaders known as "space transformers," a term coined by Yoko Ono. The organization's Mission Board includes notable figures like Richard Branson and Arianna Huffington.1

Keller has an extensive background in leadership and transformation. She serves as a Board Member of the Harvard Kennedy School Women's Leadership Board and is a Young Global Leader at the World Economic Forum. She is also an Associate Fellow and Program Director at the University of Oxford's Saïd Business School, where she works on leadership development with top executives.1

Before founding IMAGINE, Keller was the Executive Director of Global Markets and Founder/Global Leader of EY Beacon Institute, where she worked with C-suite clients on business transformation. She also founded Veritas, a company focused on helping corporations design strategies for growth and profitability.1

Keller holds an MBA with distinction from the University of Oxford's Saïd Business School, where she was awarded 'Future CEO of a Fortune 500.' She also completed executive education programs at Harvard Business School and Harvard Kennedy School.1