Ginger Thomson

Virginia (aka Ginger) Thomson is a social entrepreneur, change leader and consultant. As a consultant she has extensive experience in cross-sector corporate management and governance, coaching, fund raising, grant making, finance, strategic planning and new business development.  As a social entrepreneur she has launched and developed companies in new media and technology and has scaled ventures in wildlife conservation, youth development, the arts, human services and education. Virginia currently advises several nonprofit groups on executive management, strategy, finance and development and grant making. She is also part time interim Executive Director and Board Chair of Hilltown Commons, a nonprofit organization committed to fostering in-person connections through practical workshops and community events on an idyllic 100-acre campus. With an MBA and BA from Harvard University, Virginia has worked in finance (Credit Suisse-First Boston), launched an Internet company in the Internet’s infancy (DoughNET), managed a social media site for youth (YouthNoise) before the existence of Facebook or MySpace; she and her team built the world’s first debit-card based affinity toolset for young people. She has a fervent desire to bring people and the natural environment together to envision and work towards a sustainable future.