Marina Spindler

Marina Spindler is a network builder and strategic advisor in both for-profit and non-profit arenas, having successfully grown organizations and helped them achieve financial and social returns. She is a sought-after connector that brings together startups with corporate investors and philanthropists. In 2016 she founded SPINDLER EDGE to bring clarity, structure and accountability to organizations looking for a competitive edge. Some of her clients include a NYC-based biomedical startup, a Colombian DeFi startup, a Swedish consulting firm, a Chilean multinational and a Grammy Award-winning orchestra. As the former CEO of the Group of Fifty (G50) for 12 years —a non-profit business network founded by the Carnegie Endowment of International Peace— Marina identified and recruited forward-thinking business leaders and global thinkers. She also tripled the participation of female executives and launched the Millennium Leaders (ML50), a network of entrepreneurs under 40 years of age. Marina seamlessly bridged cultures to forge partnerships with global corporations, academic institutions and government organizations in 11 cities including Palo Alto, New York, Cambridge, Singapore, Madrid, Beijing, Shanghai, Santiago and Washington, D.C. Bilingual and multicultural, Marina holds a master of public administration from New York University and a bachelor of arts in international affairs from The George Washington University. Throughout her career, she has advised startup founders and important social ventures including Code for Venezuela, Participatory Budgeting Project, Social Rocket Factory, Plantsss and PACEMD.