She began her career at the FDA's Office of Chief Counsel, supporting the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition on food regulatory and enforcement matters. Valerie has also practiced as an FDA Associate at Hogan Lovells and legal counsel at Bayer Women's Health. Long devoted to all things food-related, Valerie is currently part of the legal team at Blue Apron, where she established the role of Food Regulatory Counsel and advises the company on a broad range of legal and regulatory issues, including food safety, labeling and communications, and legislative affairs. She has also recently been an adjunct professor of Food Law at Brooklyn Law School.