EP 70: Gina Raimondo On Pondering a Presidential Run: “It’s A Job That I Would Know How To Do”

It was a “gigantic” role: one that required Gina Raimondo to engage in high-powered meetings with heads of state and be called on in the White House Situation Room to weigh in on critical decisions of national security.  After serving as Secretary of Commerce during the Biden administration, Gina Raimondo is now taking time to consider what her next move will look like.  But there’s one thing the former Governor of Rhode Island knows for sure: she wants to stay in public service.  

Listen as Gina Raimondo, now a distinguished fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, looks back at her career in venture capital and politics.  She shares what motivates her, what she’s proud of, and what she wishes she had done differently.   She also opens up about the defining moments from her upbringing as the granddaughter of Italian immigrants, as well as how she and her husband raised their two children as they navigated life in the public eye. 

💬 In this episode, we explore:

• Gina Raimondo’s perspective on a woman running for President of the United States, and why there hasn’t been a female in America’s top job
• Her views on how to best foster economic security for the U.S. 
• What it’s like to be involved in White House Situation Room meeting 
• Why she is passionate about keeping America as competitive as possible
• The advice her mother gave her that has stayed with her to this day
• The strategy she uses to motivate teams working for her

🔗 More on Gina Raimondo’s work for the Council on Foreign Relations Here

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