Valerie A. Cooper is the founder of Picture That LLC, a fine art consulting firm established in 2002. The Stamford-based company supplies fine art, curates cultural exhibitions, and provides art management, advisory & appraisal services. A partial list of Picture That's clients include American Express, Boehringer Ingelheim, Cartus, Credit Suisse, DIAGEO, Day Pitney LLP, Deloitte, General Electric, Goldman Sachs, IBM, Northeast Utilities, Pitney Bowes, Thompson Hospitality, Travelers, UBS, University of Bridgeport and Yale University Hospital. National awards include the "2010 Outstanding Entrepreneur of the Year" by the National Association of Female Executives (NAFE); and the 2008 National Supplier of the Year Award - Northern Region, by the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) - a designation given to companies that exceed expectations in service, delivery, product quality and overall value.

Prior to establishing Picture That, Valerie spent 15 years leading counterparty risk technology teams on Wall Street with Goldman Sachs. Her final appointment at Goldman Sachs was Vice President of Global Diversity for the Technology Division, worldwide. Prior to joining Goldman Sachs, she was a software developer for PepsiCo, Purchase, NY and Travelers, Hartford, CT.

Valerie was named the 2012 ARTS Award recipient by the Milford CT Chapter of The Links, Incorporated for demonstrating exemplary service to the greater community in this facet area. She received the "2011 GNEMSDC MBE Empowerment Award" for supporting other Minority Entrepreneurs by doing business with them, and consequently, helping them to develop business opportunities; and was also a 2010 recipient of the Boy Scouts of America "Good Scout" Award.

Since 2007, Valerie has proudly served on the board of Norwalk Community College Foundation where she currently holds the office of Secretary. Additional volunteerism includes directing Curatorial Services for the Palace Theatre Sackler Gallery, serving on the Stamford Old Town Hall Museum Art Committee and partnering with The Fairfield County Chapter of The Links, Incorporated to participate in The Links National Poster Art Competition.

Valerie's education includes a Master of Business Administration from Columbia University Business School; an Appraisal Studies in Fine and Decorative Arts Certificate from New York University; a Bachelor of Science from Morgan State University; and she was recently awarded a 2012 full scholarship to attend Executive Entrepreneur Education at Dartmouth College, Tuck School of Business. Valerie is an Associate of the Appraisers Association of America (AAA). She has lifetime memberships in Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Morgan State University Alumni Association and the National Black MBA Association.