Valerie Rockefeller Wayne

Wayne currently serves as co-chair of BankFWD, a network to persuade banks to phase out financing for fossil fuel and to lead on climate.

[1] She currently also serves on the board of trustees for several organizations, including Achievement First, Asian Cultural Council, Teachers College, Columbia University, Greenwich Academy, Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors and The Trust for Mutual Understanding.

She completed a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in International Relations at Stanford University and completed a MAT in Secondary Social Studies from Teachers College, Columbia University.

[4] Her professional background is as a middle school special education teacher.

[7] Her husband is the founder and chief executive officer of Jensen Group NV.