Gina Belle
Founder & CEO

Gina is deeply curious about how personal and organisational growth can work together to create transformative spaces beyond traditional innovation frameworks.

As the CEO of CHÔRA, Gina oversees the company's vision and strategy, specializing in strategic risk and private sector innovation. With a diverse background spanning strategy consulting, design, facilitation and leadership across public and private sectors, Gina has over a decade of experience in developing and implementing CHÔRA's System Transformation Framework. She has led projects across Europe, Africa, North America, and the Asia Pacific, contributing to globally recognized protocols for managing development and impact portfolios.

Her strategic and creative work has played a crucial role in establishing internationally recognised protocols for dynamically managing business and impact portfolios. Additionally, she has designed various capabilities, roles, and organizational blueprints that supported the development and implementation of international innovation pilots and place-based Deep Demonstrations for CHÔRA’s partners.

Before joining CHÔRA, Gina managed Strategic Risk and Strategic Innovation programs for organizations like Axilo, where she collaborated with companies such as Insurance Australia Group and UNDP. At Suncorp Personal Insurance, she led a division focused on Strategic Risk management through innovative options. Earlier in her career at Second Road, Gina specialized in user-based design, business, and strategy, working with diverse sectors including impact investment, health, insurance, social services, banking, and commercial property.

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Notable Appearances & Publications

• 2020 | Finnish Innovation Fund (SITRA) - Portfolio and System Transformation Conference

• 2021 | UNDP Thai Policy Lab - Policy Innovation Exchange Conference

• 2022 | Sustainable Finance Live in London - The transformation challenge: ? uncertainty, Δ strategic innovation, $ capital allocation

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