# Gina Puccinelli

> Gina Puccinelli is Senior Director of Corporate Development and Chief of Staff to the CEO at Gotham Greens, the Brooklyn-founded indoor farming company that grows leafy greens and herbs in climate-controlled greenhouses and sells salad dressings, dips and sauces nationwide. She joined in 2021 after building a career in finance and impact investing - an investment banking analyst at Goldman Sachs, a private equity associate at MSD Partners, and Co-Chief Investment Officer of the Stanford GSB Impact Fund during her MBA. At Gotham Greens, which has raised more than $390 million across funding rounds including a $310 million Series E, she sits at the intersection of strategy, capital and day-to-day execution alongside the CEO.

- **Role:** Senior Director of Corporate Development & Chief of Staff to the CEO at Gotham Greens
- **Organizations:** Gotham Greens, Stanford GSB Impact Fund, MSD Partners, L.P., Goldman Sachs, Apeel
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Master of Business Administration (MBA), Stanford University Graduate School of Business
- **Known for:** Co-Chief Investment Officer of the Stanford GSB Impact Fund, a student-run fund investing in mission-driven companies, Built a career spanning investment banking, private equity and impact investing before moving into operating roles, Helps lead corporate development at Gotham Greens, which has raised more than $390 million in total funding including a $310 million Series E

## Career timeline

- **2014** — Summer investment banking internship at Goldman Sachs
- **2015-2017** — Investment Banking Analyst at Goldman Sachs
- **2017-2019** — Private Equity Associate at MSD Partners, L.P.
- **2019-2021** — MBA at Stanford Graduate School of Business
- **2020** — Strategy MBA Intern at Apeel
- **2020-2021** — Co-Chief Investment Officer and Investor, Food and Agriculture Team, Stanford GSB Impact Fund
- **2021** — Joined Gotham Greens as Chief of Staff to the CEO
- **2021-present** — Senior Director of Corporate Development & Chief of Staff to the CEO at Gotham Greens

## Achievements

- Co-Chief Investment Officer of the Stanford GSB Impact Fund, a student-run fund investing in mission-driven companies
- Built a career spanning investment banking, private equity and impact investing before moving into operating roles
- Helps lead corporate development at Gotham Greens, which has raised more than $390 million in total funding including a $310 million Series E

## Latest updates

- **2022-09** — Gotham Greens raised a $310 million Series E round, its largest funding to date, expanding its corporate development priorities.
- **2021-06** — Joined Gotham Greens as Chief of Staff to the CEO, later expanding into Senior Director of Corporate Development.

## Links

- Website: https://gothamgreens.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gina-puccinelli-813423a5/

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