Valerie Patrick, a Ph.D. chemical engineer and President of Fulcrum Connection LLC, is a facilitator, trainer, coach and professional speaker that specializes in leadership of and by STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) professionals. Dr. Patrick has 25 years of corporate experience leading technical and strategic initiatives to identify and deliver new sources of business value at Bayer and Monsanto. For example, Dr. Patrick delivered millions of dollars in business impact as Head of Sustainability for Bayer’s North America operations reporting to CEO Mr. Greg Babe. Dr. Patrick also has over 10,000 hours of experience leading teams and is a Certified Professional Facilitator with the International Association of Facilitators and a trained Creative Problem Solving Facilitator through the Creative Problem Solving Group of Buffalo. In 2018, Dr. Patrick got certified with distinction in the foundations of neuroleadership by the NeuroLeadership Institute.