Gina has over 25 years of experience as a marketing and communications leader, most recently as the Executive Vice President of Public Affairs and Social Impact at Starbucks Coffee Company, where she spent the last 17 years leading global entertainment and brand initiatives, employee and brand communications, and served on the executive leadership team. Gina previously worked on both the corporate and agency-side in marketing and communications, including at Nike, WebMD and with PepsiCo.

Gina has extensive experience leading companies and teams through change, managing companies internal and external reputation both proactively and reactively, and building brand initiatives based on values, storytelling and action. Her passion is working with companies who believe in the long-term value of brand and reputation, and see their customers and employees as their most important partners in success.