Considered over educated and under qualified, Gina began her career on Wall Street in an operations role at the age of 30 as a “non-traditional hire.” She would go on to become a fixed income trader for 10 years, growing her portfolio from $6 - $43 billion, the second largest in the industry. She was the only Black woman trader she ever knew and, following the Global Financial Crisis, Gina found her passion and pivoted to become a banker, making loans and equity investments for operating businesses and real estate development projects in low-income communities where she was able to marry her financial markets acumen with her desire to help others create wealth building opportunities.

Following the events of 2020, Gina structured and placed $200 million of private equity capital with emerging diverse fund managers of affordable housing preservation funds and closed $30 million in affordable housing construction loan participations with minority deposit institutions (MDIs).

In 2020 Gina, separately, co-founded the non-profit Open Access, a national paid fellowship program whose mission is to increase the representation of diverse leaders within the community development finance industry. Now in its 5th year, Open Access has graduated 96 fellows, placing or promoting 72% of them in roles within the industry.

She last served as an inaugural Executive on Loan for an MDI in Houston, TX , before departing the Wall Street firm as a director to launch her consulting firm, 9th & Clinton in 2022, where she continues to grow her impact.

From 2022-24, Gina was selected to serve as a member of the 25-person U.S. Treasury Advisory Committee for Racial Equity, where she provided guidance on President Biden-era policies. She is also the board Chair for IFEL (Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership), a nonprofit that works with thousands of small business owners and entrepreneurs annually, mostly minority-women led, to mentor founders and provide their companies with access to capital raising opportunities. She is a frequent conference speaker and mentor to many.

Gina is also a mom, a grandmother, a sister, an aunt, a friend, a caregiver for aging parents, a world traveler, a gardener, a boxing gym rat, and a lover of art in many forms including interior design, music and dance. She finds peace in the sound of babbling water and is enamored by the night sky, particularly when accompanied by a glass of full-bodied red wine or a quality bourbon, neat, with a twist of orange.