Gina Raimondo

Gina Raimondo's appeal, for me, lies in her range. From small-town Smithfield, Rhode Island, she became a Rhodes Scholar, sharpened herself in venture capital, then crossed into politics, becoming the first woman to govern Rhode Island and later the US Secretary of Commerce. A mind that moves comfortably between finance, law, and public administration is rare. The pivot from investor to public servant takes someone who reads risk and bets deliberately. Born in 1971, she strikes me as a grounded operator who builds steadily and lets results, not theatrics, make the argument. I have a soft spot for this kind of quietly formidable competence.

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Name (English)

Gina Raimondo

Name (Japanese)

ジーナ・ライモンド

Reading

じーな・らいもんど

Born

May 17, 1971 (age 55)

Origin

Smithfield, Rhode Island, United States

Occupation

politician / businessperson / jurist / sociology

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Boar

University

Harvard College

Awards & achievements

• 1993 Rhodes Scholarship
• 2024 Order of Princess Olga, 1st class

• Official sitehttps://ginaraimondo.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/ginaraimondo/
• Xhttps://x.com/GinaRaimondo
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gina%20Raimondo
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8A%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AC%E3%83%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5562913

Tags

• Rhode Island
• politician
• businessperson
• jurist

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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