Ginger Rothrock

Ginger holds a PhD in Polymer and Analytical Chemistry from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and completed her undergraduate work at Furman University, where she was a Truman Scholar, Goldwater Scholar and member of the Track and Field team. She is intensely passionate about mentoring female and scientific entrepreneurs through Techstars, STEM organizations, universities and more. On weekends she and her husband can most often be found outside with their two daughters and rescue dog.

Dr. Ginger Rothrock is the Senior Investment Director of HG Ventures, the Corporate Venture Arm of The Heritage Group, where she invests in early to growth stage companies developing advanced materials and systems for the circular economy, energy, water, specialty chemicals, and transportation infrastructure.  Ginger has worked at the intersection of science, business, and innovation her entire career and deeply appreciates the opportunity to merge her operating experience with her desire to invest in people.  She's particularly passionate about science and engineering anchoring the next generation of transformative startups.  Before joining HG Ventures, Ginger served as Vice President of Technology and Commercialization at RTI International where she oversaw the commercialization of a $1 billion portfolio of R&D and served as a mentor and coach to numerous scientific innovators.  She is also an accomplished scientist and serial entrepreneur who empathizes with our entrepreneurs’ unique challenges.

As a member of Class 25, Ginger is serving her fellowship at HG Ventures under the mentorship of Dan Levitan (Maveron) and John Glushik (HG Ventures).