Barbara Valentine

Barbara Valentine currently serves as the Chief Financial Officer at the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), overseeing finance, accounting, tax, treasury activities, and additional operational areas such as Procurement and IT. Prior experience includes serving as Finance Director for Treasury and Credit Risk Management at BASF, where leadership focused on regional treasury functions and M&A support. At BASF, Barbara also directed accounting for 20 North American affiliates. Earlier roles at Pfizer Inc. included Senior Director for the Capsugel Business Unit, managing financial operations across multiple plants and R&D sites, and Senior Director in the Controller’s area, where Barbara established an internal financial control program and executed SOX compliance initiatives. Barbara holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Fairfield University.