Gina Tedesco

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Gina Tedesco, an active investor, and serial entrepreneur is the Managing Member of Amala
Ventures, which invests in early-stage companies with diverse teams and innovative and disruptive
technology in the USA and Brazil. She is a Managing Director and NJ Chapter Lead of Golden Seeds,
a national network of angel investors dedicated to investing in early-stage companies founded and
led by women.

Her career of 30 years includes co-founding 3 successful start-up ventures as well as overseas
postings in finance and M&A with a global pharmaceutical company in Paris, France and Sao Paulo,
Brazil. She has industry expertise in internet technology, software as a service technologies, biotech,
pharmaceuticals, hard tech and education.

Gina serves on the boards of several private companies and is a Trustee and the Treasurer of
Deirdre’s House, a non-profit child advocacy center. Previously, she taught as an Adjunct Professor
at Fairleigh Dickinson University and now frequently guest lectures on various topics including
entrepreneurial finance, angel investing and leadership at various NJ ecosystem events and
universities.

Fluent in English, French and Portuguese, Ms. Tedesco earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst (Pi Tau Sigma) and an MBA in International
Business with a concentration in Finance from The George Washington University (Magna cum
Laude) as well as an additional post-MBA concentration certificate in Entrepreneurial Studies from
Fairleigh Dickinson University.

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