Virginia is a venture-backed start-up founder, blended capital expert, a corporate attorney, Fortune 100 analyst, and AmeriCorps VISTA that helped over 1200+ organizations access alternative capital. She is a commercialization reviewer and has helped deploy over $500+ million dollars for advanced industry companies across the United States. Currently, Virginia serves on the Early-Stage and Capital Retention and Proof of Concept review and investment grant committee for Energy and Natural Resources in the State of Colorado. Virginia is an advisor to numerous advanced technology start-ups, vetted companies on the Ameren Accelerator to target workforce development, USDA Commercialization Reviewer and was a mentor for the first DoD National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) Dual-Use Accelerator Program.Virginia is an annual guest lecturer at Sturm College of Law at the University of Denver, Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University, and New York Law School in entrepreneurship, founder's start-up practices and negotiations.Virginia also actively invest in women-led aviation ventures. She supports the First Officer Anh K. Ho Endowment, where they provide grants to women that want to become U.S. based commercial airline pilots. Feel free to inquire about strategic partnerships on this initiative < flyhighanh.org>.