Virginia Gambale is a successful technology leader, investor and experienced Board Director. As Managing Partner of Azimuth Partners LLC, Ms. Gambale operates globally, as an advisor and consultant, focused on the use of disruptive technologies (e.g. Cloud, AI, data analytics, Blockchain and Crypto Currencies and interactive B-B and consumer digital platforms) to assist transforming or facilitating growth in both large corporations and middle market. She is also an advisor to several hi-tech & cyber startup companies.

Ms. Gambale is highly regarded for her innovative thinking, leadership, and ability to deliver results. She has served on over 20 Public and Private boards including: JetBlue (NASDAQ-JBLU) 15 year tenure and Chair of Compensation Committee, Motive (NASDAQ-MOTV), Piper Jaffray (NYSE-PJC), Workbrain (TSE-WB), Synchronoss Technologies (NASDAQ-SNCR), FD Technologies (LSE:FDRVF) and IQ Financial (Chairwoman). She is always a member of the Audit Committee, and often serves as Compensation, Transaction or Technology Committee Chair and Chairwoman. Ms. Gambale currently serves as a public Director for:, Nutanix (NASDAQ-NTNX) as Chair of the Board and Chair of Nominating & Governance, EVERTEC Inc, (NASDAQ-EVTC) member of Technology & Audit Committees, Ω`Virtu Financial (NASDAQ-VIRT) and Chair of Risk Committee, and Private companies: 10X Banking (UK), Consumer Edge and Vitesse.

As Chair of Nutanix, Ms Gambale has participated in recruiting  a new CEO, and made changes at the Board/Governance levels as well as working with first time CEO  that facilitated tripling the Market Cap  and share price as well as the company progressing from a loss to over 500 million in Free Cash Flow with continued growth performance in less than 3.5 years. 

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 and ABS Ventures until founding Azimuth Partners in 2003. This provides for a unique skillset of operating, financial and governance expertise to complement the deep emerging technology background.

A former concert pianist in her early years, Ms. Gambale is on the Board of Trustees for the Juilliard School and was the Board President of the Newport Music Festival, an International Music Festival from 2014-2019. She is also an adjunct faculty member at Columbia University and Mentor for Columbia University’s Masters in Technology Leadership. She is a frequent lecturer and keynote speaker on the strategic use of emerging technologies, Hybrid Cloud & Cyber Security.  She was one of the first NACD Fellows and often speaks at Director forums on Risk Management, emerging technology trends and technology strategy and governance models. Ms. Gambale has a B.S. Degree in Mathematics and Computer Science from the New York Institute of Technology. Ms. Gambale resides in NYC and RI with her two children and husband Dr. Austin W. Feeney.