Valerie Ruppel is the Chief Compliance Officer of IMA Advisory Services, which includes IMA Private Wealth and IMA Retirement. She has spent the bulk of her career in securities regulation and investment advisor legal and operational compliance, working both for advisory firms and federal regulatory bodies.

Prior to joining IMA in 2024, Valerie served as the Head of US Regulatory Consulting for Bovill-Newgate, an international compliance consulting firm. Previously, Valerie was an Attorney-Advisor at the US Securities and Exchange Commission in the Division of Examinations where she conducted examinations of Registered Investment Advisers and registered investment companies for compliance with federal securities laws, rules, and regulations. Valerie also served as Vice President and Senior Counsel at ALPS Fund Services, Inc., a mutual fund administrator, and as Counsel at Great West Financial (now, Empower Retirement).

Valerie holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy from Pepperdine University and Juris Doctor from the University of Denver, Sturm College of Law. She is a member of the Colorado Bar Association.