About Marina
Marina Alderete Gavito served as the Executive Director of SA Digital Connects, an organization focused on addressing the digital divide in San Antonio and Bexar County. In this capacity, Marina focused on implementing the Community’s Digital Plan and partnered with the public sector, private sector, and over 200 community organizations to activate on the issue.
Prior to SA Digital Connects, Marina’s career focused on tech and innovation for Fortune 500 corporations. At Rackspace and USAA she led cross-departmental teams solving complex problems while driving successful business outcomes.
She is also the founding Executive Director of Tech Bloc and successfully advocated for rideshare while increasing membership to over 5,000+ people.
Marina is a San Antonio native and uses her influence to innovate, change, and drive results to continue to help improve her community. In this capacity, she has served on the VIA Board of Trustees, the Bexar County Child Welfare Board, the UTSA College of Engineering Advisory Board, and other organizations.
And of utmost importance, Marina and her husband, George, are focused on raising their two daughters Marielle and Giselle Gavito.
Bio at a glance
- Earned a Bachelor's degree with a double major in Management Information Systems and Corporate Financial Management and a Master’s in Corporate Finance from St. Mary’s University.
- Earned an MBA in Operations Management from DePaul’s Driehaus College of Business.
- Worked her way to Senior Product Manager at Rackspace over four-and-a-half years.
- Served as the Founding Executive Director & Chief Operating Officer at Tech Bloc where she worked to activate San Antonio's tech industry.
- Served as the Innovation Business Development Director at USAA where she led the charge to implement emerging and disruptive technology to drive USAA's future state business.
- Served as the Executive Director of SA Digital Connect where she was dedicated to facilitating private/public partnerships to close the digital divide in San Antonio.