Gina Raimondo
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Gina Raimondo | ||||||||||
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Born | May 17, 1971 Smithfield, Rhode Island | |||||||||
Alma mater | Harvard University, New College (Oxford), Yale University | |||||||||
Member of | Council on Foreign Relations/Members 3, Rhodes Scholar/1993 | |||||||||
Party | Democratic Party (United States) | |||||||||
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Gina Marie Raimondo is an American politician and venture capitalist who has been the 40th United States Secretary of Commerce since 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, she was previously the 75th governor of Rhode Island from 2015 to 2021, and was the first woman in the role.[1][2]
Born and raised in Rhode Island, Raimondo began her career in venture capital following law school. In 2000, Raimondo co-founded Point Judith Capital, Rhode Island's first venture capital firm. She entered politics in 2010, when she successfully ran for the position of general treasurer of Rhode Island. During her first year in office, Raimondo prioritized reforming Rhode Island's public employee pension system.
Events Participated in
Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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Bilderberg/2022 | 2 June 2022 | 5 June 2022 | US Washington DC Mandarin Oriental Hotel | The 68th Bilderberg Meeting, held in Washington DC, after an unprecedented two year hiatus during which a lot of the Bilderberg regulars were busy managing COVID-19 |
WEF/Annual Meeting/2016 | 20 January 2016 | 23 January 2016 | World Economic Forum Switzerland | Attended by over 2500 people, both leaders and followers, who were explained how the Fourth Industrial Revolution would changed everything, including being a "revolution of values". |
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