Considered over educated and under qualified, Gina began her career on Wall Street in an operations role at the age of 30 as a “non-traditional hire.” She would go on to become a fixed income trader for 10 years, growing her portfolio from $6 - $43 billion, the second largest in the industry. She was the only Black woman trader she ever knew and, following the Global Financial Crisis, Gina found her passion and pivoted to become a banker, making loans and equity investments for operating businesses and real estate development projects in low-income communities where she was able to marry her financial markets acumen with her desire to help others create wealth building opportunities. Today, she is the founder & President of 9th & Clinton, a community development finance advisory, and the co-founder of Open Access, a national paid fellowship program that supports professionals, like her, looking to pivot into the industry.