Biography:Gina Bianchini
 | This biographical article is written like a résumé. (June 2021) |
Gina Bianchini | |
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| Born | 1972 (age 51–52) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Stanford University (Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, 1994) Stanford Graduate School of Business (MBA, 2000) |
| Occupation | CEO & Founder, Mighty Networks |
| Years active | 2011-Present |
| Known for | Founder & CEO of Mighty Networks; Founder of Ning |
| Spouse(s) | John Alstrom[1] |
Gina Bianchini (born 1972) is an American entrepreneur and investor. She is the Founder & CEO of Mighty Networks.[2]
Early life and career
She grew up in Cupertino, California, graduated with honors from Stanford University, started her career in the nascent High Technology Group at Goldman Sachs, and received her M.B.A from Stanford Graduate School of Business.[3]
Before Mighty Networks, she was CEO of Ning, which she co-founded with Marc Andreessen.
In addition to Mighty Networks, Gina serves as a board director of TEGNA (NYSE: TGNA),[4] a $3 billion broadcast and digital media company, and served as a board director of Scripps Networks (NASDAQ: SNI), a $12 billion public company which owns HGTV, The Food Network, and The Travel Channel that merged with Discovery Communications in 2018.
Gina has been featured on the cover of Fortune and Fast Company and in Wired,[5] Vanity Fair,[6] Bloomberg News ,[7] and The New York Times . She has appeared on Charlie Rose, CNBC, and CNN.
References
- ↑ Patrick May (July 16, 2010). "Mercury News interview: Gina Bianchini, entrepreneur, founder of Ning". Mercury News. http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_15534583?nclick_check=1.
- ↑ Gina Bianchini Is Taking On Facebook Once Again With Mighty Networks
- ↑ Jodi Kantor (22 December 2014). "For Stanford Class of '94, a Gender Gap more Powerful than the Internet". New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/12/23/us/gender-gaps-stanford-94.html?.
- ↑ "TEGNA Board Elects Gina Bianchini as New Director" (in en). 2018-01-16. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180116006413/en/TEGNA-Board-Elects-Gina-Bianchini-New-Director.
- ↑ "Overhauling Groups Won't Help Facebook Build Communities" (in en). Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. https://www.wired.com/story/mark-zuckerberg-facebook-groups-community/. Retrieved 2019-12-07.
- ↑ "Gina Bianchini Discusses Deeper Networking" (in en). https://video.vanityfair.com/watch/founders-fair-gina-bianchini-discusses-deeper-networking.
- ↑ "Mighty Networks Founder on Harassment in VC". 23 June 2017. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2017-06-23/mighty-networks-founder-on-harassment-in-vc-video.
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