# Gina Bianchini

> Gina Bianchini is the CEO and co-founder of Mighty Networks and the co-founder and former CEO of Ning. Raised in Cupertino and educated at Stanford, she builds software and teaching frameworks for communities organized around shared interests and goals. She is the author of Purpose: Design a Community and Change Your Life and host of People Magic.

- **Role:** CEO & Co-Founder at Mighty Networks
- **Organizations:** Mighty Networks, Ning, Harmonic Communications, Andreessen Horowitz, Goldman Sachs, Scripps Networks Interactive
- **From:** Cupertino, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BA, Political Science, with honors, Stanford University, MBA, Stanford Graduate School of Business
- **Known for:** Co-founded Ning with Marc Andreessen; Mighty’s official biography credits Ning with reaching approximately 100 million people globally., Co-founded Mighty Networks with Tim Herby and Thomas Aaron., Created Community Design and authored the Wall Street Journal bestseller Purpose.

## Career timeline

- **1994** — Graduated from Stanford; began her career in Goldman Sachs’ High Technology Group.
- **2000** — Earned her Stanford MBA.
- **Before Ning** — Co-founded Harmonic Communications, later acquired by Dentsu.
- **2004–2005** — Co-founded Ning with Marc Andreessen; its platform launched publicly in October 2005.
- **2010** — Left Ning’s CEO role and became an entrepreneur-in-residence at Andreessen Horowitz.
- **2011** — Launched Mightybell, the predecessor to Mighty Networks.
- **2017** — Mightybell relaunched as Mighty Networks.
- **2021** — Mighty Networks announced a $50 million Series B led by Owl Ventures.
- **2022** — Published Purpose: Design a Community and Change Your Life.
- **2024** — Launched the People Magic podcast.
- **2026** — Continues as CEO and co-founder of Mighty Networks.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Ning with Marc Andreessen; Mighty’s official biography credits Ning with reaching approximately 100 million people globally.
- Co-founded Mighty Networks with Tim Herby and Thomas Aaron.
- Created Community Design and authored the Wall Street Journal bestseller Purpose.
- Previously served on the board of Scripps Networks Interactive before its 2018 acquisition by Discovery.

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Appeared on episode 116 of Alisa Cohn’s From Start-Up to Grown-Up, published April 20, discussing community building and leadership.
- **2026-10** — At research time, Mighty Networks’ official about page reports $500 million in host earnings for 2025 and states a five-year goal of $50 billion in community earnings. October is the observation date, not a dated announcement.
- **2025-08** — Released the August 28 People Magic episode on moving from free audiences to paid communities.

## Links

- Website: https://purpose.co/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ginabianchini/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/ginab
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gbianchini/

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Last updated: 2026-10-15