Virginia Gambale has served as a member of our Board of Directors since June 2020 and as our Chair of the Board since June 2021. Ms. Gambale is a seasoned technology leader, investor, and board member with over four decades of experience in enterprise software, data platforms, and cybersecurity. She is Managing Partner of Azimuth Partners LLC, a technology advisory firm focused on the adoption of emerging technologies including AI, cloud infrastructure, and data platforms. A former senior operating executive of global corporations, Ms. Gambale held senior management positions, including CIO and Managing Director, at Merrill Lynch, Bankers Trust, Deutsche Bank, and Marsh & McLennan. She 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. She has led global technology teams, overseen large-scale digital transformation initiatives, and advised companies on technology strategy, focused on adoption of disruptive technologies (e.g., Cloud, AI, ML, VR, data analytics, and interactive digital platforms) to assist with transformation or promote growth.
She has served on the boards of directors of EVERTEC, Inc., a financial technology company, since May 2023 and Virtu Financial, Inc., a financial services company, since January 2020. Ms. Gambale’s prior board service includes numerous international public and private boards, such as Jamf Holding Corp., an Apple device management and security company, from May 2021 to June 2025, FD Technologies plc (formerly known as First Derivatives plc), a provider of software and consulting services, from March 2015 to December 2023, Core BTS, Regis Corporation, JetBlue Airways, Piper Jaffray, Workbrain, Synchronoss Technologies, IQ Financial, and Avellino Lab USA, Inc. Ms. Gambale has served on over 20 public and private boards, including companies in fintech, cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, and enterprise software. Her board service includes frequent audit committee membership and she has chaired technology, nomination, and compensation committees. Ms. Gambale also serves as an Adjunct Professor at Columbia University, where she engages with CIOs and IT leaders through the Masters in Technology Leadership program. Ms. Gambale holds a B.S. in Mathematics and Computer Science from the New York Institute of Technology.