– USA, NY – Foursquare today announced the appointment of Gina Loften to its Board of Directors, effective February 10, 2021.
“Gina is a deeply respected tech veteran and executive who has made a major impact creating and delivering the most advanced digital business transformations at the world’s most celebrated technology companies,” said CEO, Gary Little. “We are thrilled to have her join the Board and provide her counsel and unique perspectives to drive Foursquare’s technological advancements forward. Gina’s appointment marks another exciting step in driving Foursquare’s next phase of growth.”
About Gina Loften
Gina Loften is the CTO for Microsoft US. She is a thought leader with a track record for successfully helping enterprises put innovation into practice to deliver shareholder and business value. Gina currently leads a team that helps customers reimagine their business, achieve successful outcomes, and delivers on the promise of digital transformation across their enterprise. Gina is regularly recognized for accelerating profitable business results and building diverse, high-performance teams. Her expertise comes through years of experience holding executive positions in research, development, sales, and consulting services at both IBM and Microsoft.
Active in her community, Gina served on the boards of George Mason Research Foundation and Rise Against Hunger. She is currently on the board of the Museum of Life and Science and Advisory Council for the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations. Her work and leadership have been recognized by US Black Engineer, ExecutiveGov, and Diversity Woman Magazine, as “The Elite 100,” a tribute to Black Women in Corporate America.
“Foursquare has experienced one of the more fascinating and ambitious journeys as a technology company, and continues pushing the boundaries of what’s possible with location technology, as it has throughout its storied history,” said Gina Loften. “I look forward to helping Foursquare reach its ambitions as the leading location technology and data platform by offering my decades of technical experience working with global enterprises and building customer-centric solutions that inspire innovation.”
Gina is a graduate of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in Electrical Engineering.
About Foursquare
Foursquare is the leading independent location technology company, powered by our deep understanding of how people move throughout the world. Our solutions help businesses make smarter decisions, developers create more engaging experiences, and brands build more effective marketing strategies.
Foursquare’s platform includes Attribution, Audience, Pinpoint, Proximity, Places, Pilgrim SDK, and Visits. As the industry’s first and only accredited company for location data from the Media Rating Council, this foundation powers all our solutions — those that exist today and those we have yet to build. Over 14 billion consumer-verified place visit confirmations help us keep our map and models fresh and up-to-date, building a phone’s-eye-view of the world with 95 million unique places of interest worldwide.
For more information: https://foursquare.com/
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