# Valerie Fox

valerie fox (born 1954) is an executive director, creative director and professional coach. She is known for her work at IBM Canada, as well as for developing and co-founding the Ryerson Digital Media Zone (DMZ), a multidisciplinary workspace, business incubator and startup accelerator for digital media businesses. She is principally responsible for making industry and institutional connections, and for bringing partnerships and collaboration to the DMZ. She holds multiple patents, including one for the concept of the “Universal Shopping Cart” and four patents for the “Synchronized Multi-Tablet Internet/TV System.” == Career == Valerie began her career at IBM Canada in 1993 where she was the National Practice Lead of User Experience Design.