Nicole Valentine

Nicole Valentine is the director if fintech at the Milken Institute with over a decade of financial services, international mergers and acquisitions, technology, and innovation experience. An attorney by background, Valentine practiced mergers and acquisitions and securities at Wall Street law firm Debevoise & Plimpton and then served as assistant general counsel and vice president at global financial services firm Cantor Fitzgerald. Valentine founded Synergy Business Development, where she served as business strategist, advisor, and consultant to CEOs and innovation leads at Fortune 500 companies, innovative start-ups, nonprofits, and government agencies. Valentine earned her JD from the University of Virginia School of Law and her BA from American University in political science. She is a member of the New York Bar.