Gina Joseph is the Chief Executive Officer of GamesBeat. Formerly the Chief Strategy Officer at VentureBeat. Gina also serves on the board of Midwest Games and has been recognized as a Top 40 Under 40 honoree by the San Francisco Business Times. She brings nearly 20 years of experience in media and technology leadership.

A Harvard Business School and UC Berkeley alum, Gina is known for her expertise in strategic partnerships, ad sales, business development, and go-to-market execution—delivering consistent revenue growth for Fortune 500 brands. She founded VentureBeat Lab, the company’s branded content and thought leadership division, where she led record-breaking campaigns and closed major deals with Google, Meta, Microsoft, Amazon, and more.

Gina is also a committed advocate for diversity and inclusion, serving on the boards of The Daily Californian and the Alumnae-i Network for Harvard Women. With this appointment, she becomes the first Afghan American board member of a U.S. games publisher and the first—and only—Afghan American woman to hold a C-level role in gaming and tech media.