Virginia Gambale

Virginia Gambale is a Managing Partner of Azimuth Partners LLC, where she operates globally, as an advisor and consultant, focused on growth and innovation strategies for technology and technology-driven services companies in both middle market and large corporations and advisor to startup companies. She is highly regarded for her innovative thinking, leadership, and ability to deliver results. Ms. Gambale has served on over 20 Public and Private boards including JetBlue, Motive, Piper Jaffray, Workbrain, Synchronoss Technologies, and IQ Financial, among others.

As a former senior operating executive of Global Corporations, she held senior management positions (including CIO and Managing Director) at Merrill Lynch, Bankers Trust, Deutsche Bank, and Marsh & McLennan. Additionally, Ms. Gambale was the Head of Deutsche Bank Strategic Ventures, and subsequently a General Partner at Deutsche Bank Capital until founding Azimuth Partners in 2003. She is also an adjunct faculty member at Columbia University and a Mentor for Columbia University’s Masters in Technology Leadership and is a frequent lecturer and keynote speaker on the strategic use of emerging technologies. Ms. Gambale holds a B.S. from the New York Institute of Technology-Old Westbury.