From the Cold Room to the Board Room
If you're not investigating how technology can drive your business, you're in trouble. And doing that involves taking a long-term view of your company's future despite Wall Street's obsession with quarterly numbers.
Is Wall Street driving business innovation off the proverbial cliff?
Business growth in the 21st century is no longer defined by traditional standards or the 90-day shot clock of Wall Street. In the era of digital disruption, to remain competitive it is necessary that an organization…
New President for the Newport Music Festival
Newport, RI; December 4, 2015 - The Board of Directors of the Newport Music Festival elected Virginia Gambale as President at its meeting on December 4th. She is the 8th President in the Festival’s 46-year history.…
Columbia University School of Professional Studies Mentors
With a long career on Wall Street, Virginia Gambale was named both a Forbes Great Communicator and one of Wall Street’s top three technologists. Since 2003, Gambale has been Managing Partner of Azimuth Partners, LLC, a…
NACD Board Leadership Fellow – Virginia Gambale
Why did you decide to become a public company director? The work that I did as a partner in Deutsche Bank Capital was my entrance into being a board director. I began to think then about the impact that you can have on…
The Intersection of Technology, Strategy, and Risk
Social Media has transformed the cultural and economic landscape, rewriting concepts of privacy, confidentiality, and commercial secrecy. Directors must ensure the company is using these technologies for maximum…
The Face of the 2020 Board
On the heels of the NACD Directorship 2020™ panel, Virginia Gambale, director, JetBlue and managing partner, Azimuth Partners LLC; Helene D. Gayle, president and CEO, CARE USA; director, The Coca-Cola Co. and…
NACD Convenes Inaugural Advisory Council on Risk Oversight
Fortune 500 Committee Chairs and Corporate Governance Leaders Meet to Discuss Board Risk Oversight The National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) convened its inaugural Advisory Council on Risk Oversight Oct.…
The Morning Download: The Age of Mobile Is Upon Us
CIOs should use the language of the board. In his regular guest post, Columbia University professor Arthur Langer interviews former Merrill Lynch CIO Virginia Gambale, who now serves on several boards, about the…
Voice of Experience: Virginia Gambale, Managing Partner of Azimuth Partners
A career in music requires discipline, years of study, and a desire to perform. Trained early as a classical pianist, Virginia Gambale was well on her way. “My first ‘job’ [as a child] was to take apart a complex Fugue.…