Kemper has spent more than 30 years coaching movie stars, professional athletes, monarchs, Supreme Court Justices, Ambassadors, members of Congress, intelligence agency directors, and individuals from seven White House administrations.

[1] In 1992, Kemper founded the Institute For Education (IFE), a nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C. that recognizes and promotes leadership, civility, and the search for common ground locally, nationally, and in the world community.

Kemper is currently an AI Ambassador for AIGrrls, a trustee emeritus for Learn Serve International, and an investor focusing on biotech and healthcare with Family Futures LLC.

[6] Kathy Kemper founded the nonprofit Institute for Education (IFE) in 1992 when her husband, James Valentine, suggested she organize a breakfast to introduce her political contacts with his business colleagues.

In her position as CEO, Kemper helped IFE establish its reputation for diplomacy after facilitating what was the first-ever regional summit between the Governors of Maryland, Virginia and the Mayor of DC (Bob Ehrlich, Mark Warner, and Anthony A. Williams respectively.

)[7] The Institute regularly holds "INFO Roundtables," which have been hosted by over 280 speakers, including a Vice President, various Supreme Court justices, governors, Cabinet secretaries, CIA and FBI directors, Nobel laureates, and professional athletes.

[12][13] In 2015, IFE partnered with USC's Viterbi School of Engineering to offer a free coding summer camp for underrepresented populations in grades K-12 around the Los Angeles area.