Valerie Brown : Academy of Distinguished Engineers - 2011

CEO, Cetera Financial Group, Los Angeles, California

Valerie Brown has succeeded in the world of business with an OSU engineering degree and a Stanford MBA.  After time as a process engineer and environmental lobbyist at Chevron, Valerie moved from technical applications to strategy management consulting with Bain and Company, as vice president of marketing for Taco Bell, as CEO of ING Advisors Network, and her current position heading Cetera Financial Group.