Vallarie Hope joined the Iowa State internal audit office in November 2024. She served as an IT auditor for PricewaterhouseCoopers in New York (2022-24) and was a regulatory compliance associate for Sumitomo Banking Corporation and the Bank of Montreal.
Vallarie earned a master's degree in financial technology from New Jersey City University and a bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of Nairobi. She is a Certified Information Systems Auditor and Public Certified Accountant, Kenya chapter.