Romy is the President & CEO of the Gingras Global family of companies. Gingras Global Inc, Gingras Global Development Inc, Gingras Global Groups, L3C, and non-profit fiscal sponsor, G1 Impact, all focus on sustainability and standards for social enterprise and impact investing.  Gingras Global is based in Michigan serving a local and global clientele.  Prior to the launch of Gingras Global in 2011, Romy spent 23 years in the financial industry of public investing.

Romy is a published author on impact investing for social enterprise and frequent guest speaker. Romy is also the host of the popular podcast show Bonfires of Social Enterprise, followed in more than 100 countries.

Romy obtained a Finance degree from Northern Michigan University in 1990. She then went on to obtain a CLU designation from the American College, and a Certified Financial Planning designation from the College of Financial Planning.

In 2016, Romy & her husband, Chris Kochan, began the Prayer Truck ministry primarily serving the central neighborhood of Detroit.  Romy also serves as the Chairman of the Board for G1 Impact for Fiscal Sponsorship and Board Chair for the Detroit Social Enterprise Alliance.

Romy lives in southeast Michigan with her husband, Chris Kochan. She is greatly inspired by her two adult sons, Connor and Jentzen, and two wonderful grandchildren.

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Past Speakers

Mike Rickerman

Dan Brennan

Marketplace Chaplains

Donna Russell-Kuhr

Pastor Terry Kuhns

Rev. Mark Huff

Ken Cummings

Dr. David Richards

Tony Miller 

Shannon LaBruyere

Tracy Willard

Mike Blanchard

Chief Brett Lester

Stacy DeShon

Dave Liniarski

Marilyn Meredith

Jeff Kaczperski

Heather Kendrick

Jeff Totten

Shane Childers

John Munson

Amy Catanzaro

Rep. Shane Hernandez

Frank Tanana

John Knuth