Suzy Gigante

Suzy is a community and experience builder with 15 years in the nonprofit and philanthropy world, designing gatherings, curating meaningful moments, and building the kinds of relationships and communities that can lead to real change.

Since joining Virgin Unite—the nonprofit foundation of Richard Branson, the Branson family, and the Virgin Group—in 2017, she has led their global community, bringing together philanthropists, entrepreneurs, and business leaders united by one big idea: using their resources, influence, and networks for good. Her work focuses on creating spaces where people feel connected enough to have honest conversations, form unlikely partnerships, and leave inspired to take action (ideally with a beautiful view involved).

Before Virgin Unite, Suzy spent six years with Clinton Global Initiative, helping lead membership strategy and producing more than 30 global gatherings, including the first-ever CGI Middle East & North Africa meeting. Earlier stops included Harvard University, Interpublic Group, and a brief but glamorous detour into celebrity event planning with David Tutera (where she learned a shocking amount about floral budgets).

A proud New Yorker and daughter of Polish immigrants (and first-generation American), Suzy spent more than five years living in the British Virgin Islands before recently making her return to New York City with her chocolate lab, Bento—a dog who previously believed all of life involved beaches, golf carts, and coconuts.

At the heart of it all, Suzy believes deeply in the power of community, thoughtful connection, and bringing people together in ways that make the world feel a little smaller, and hopefully a little better.