Gina Vakili

Gina is a seasoned marketing executive with over 10 years of experience advising executives from large international organizations to early-stage startups across a variety of industries. She joined Canaan in 2007 to lead the Firm’s marketing activities. At Canaan, Gina is responsible for developing a Portfolio Support Program that delivers the valuable insights, networking opportunities and market recognition required to build high-performance companies. In addition, Gina manages entrepreneur relations, corporate communications, branding and public relations.

Prior to joining Canaan, Gina held Director-level marketing positions at Bitpass, a digital media payments startup; GlobalWare Solutions, an eBusiness supply chain leader; and Fatbrain.com, the leader in online B2B book sales, acquired by Barnes & Noble.com.  Gina’s trademark is her ability to combine solid traditional marketing expertise with a keen understanding of the e-Business marketplace. In this capacity, she has provided strategic branding and marketing services to some of the industry’s most respected brands, including “…For Dummies®” and Cliffs Notes® books; BlackBerry® Accessories; iUniverse, a leading print-on-demand platform; and Creative Labs, makers of Zen.

Gina received her BA from University of California, Santa Barbara.  She is a member of the American Marketing Association.

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