This youngest child of South Carolina sharecroppers attended 5 different elementary schools and lived in 11 homes before starting high school and eventually dropping out of college on the heals of a series of family tragedies.
Not only did she bounce back beating the odds but she excelled by becoming a trailblazing executive with many firsts in her historic past. One of her more recent historic firsts was being at the forefront of the ESG movement creating JPMorgan Chase's ground-breaking Advancing Black Leaders strategy which increased Black leaders globally by over 50% in just over three years.
In 2019, Valerie stepped out of corporate America to become an entrepreneur intended to scale the impact created at JPMorgan Chase opening pathways to the C-suite so others can follow in her footsteps.
Valerie Irick Rainford is the Founder and CEO of Elloree Talent Strategies, a consulting practice with expertise in advising organizations on Advancing Diverse Talent. Elloree Talent Strategies leverages Valerie’s unique blend of business strategy and a metrics-driven focus on results to increase the representation of diverse leaders in corporate America.
Professional Highlights:
Valerie is best described as an operations, process improvement, governance, operations risk expert and data geek with a passion for transparency and equity.
Valerie Irick Rainford
CEO, Elloree Talent Strategies
Woman of Distinction, Girl Scouts of Greater New York
Pioneering Woman, Fordham Women in Philanthrophy
Most Powerful Women in Business, Black Enterprise
Corporate Leadership Award, 100 Black Men, Inc.
Diversity BOLD MOVE Award, Diverse & Engaged
Woman of Distinction, Saint Catharine Academy
Elaine Edmonds Award for Leadership & Excellence, Harlem YMCA
25 Influential Women in Business, The Network Journal
Valerie Irick Rainford
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