Valerie Focke

Valerie Focke has extensive work experience in various roles and companies. Valerie is currently the VP Customer Success and Partnerships at Datamaran since May 2023. Prior to this, Valerie worked at Coursera from 2018 to 2023 in roles such as Sales Director, EMEA, Regional Director, Enterprise Sales EMEA, Director, Global Accounts, and Enterprise Sales Manager EMEA.

Valerie also worked at Box from 2012 to 2018, where they held positions including Territory Manager South Africa, Strategic Account Director, Manager Business Development, and Head of Education - EMEA.

Before that, Valerie was at Gartner from 2010 to 2012 as an Education Executive, responsible for business development and relationship management in the D-A-CH region.

Valerie also has experience at Connect Group as the Principal Consultant Smart Energy GSA and at Hamilton Blake Recruitment as a Specialist Consultant. Valerie began their career at Pacific International, where they built up the SAP practice for D-A-Ch and focused on business process improvement recruitment.

Overall, Valerie Focke has a strong background in sales, business development, and relationship management, with expertise in customer success, partnerships, and education.

Valerie Focke began their education at the Deutsche Schule London, where they completed their primary and secondary education. Following that, they attended King's College London from 2004 to 2008, where they obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree with a concentration in Philosophy. Subsequently, they pursued further studies at the University of Warwick from 2009 to 2011, earning a Master of Arts degree in the field of History of Art.