Marina Gerner

Agent: Hattie Grünewald

Marina Gerner is an award-winning journalist who writes about business, culture, and tech with an emphasis on women. Her articles have been published in the Times and Sunday Times Raconteur, the Times Literary Supplement, Guardian, the i paper, Courier, Jewish Chronicle, Wired, Financial Times, and the Wall Street Journal.

When she’s not writing, she likes to teach: she has a PhD on what it means to be a cosmopolitan and is a part-time lecturer (or Adjunct Professor, as they say) at the NYU London campus, where she teaches Commerce & Culture. She was born in the Soviet Union and grew up in Germany and the UK.

She has spoken at universities including NYU, Columbia University, and Rice University, and at professional networks like the National Association of Women Business Owners, AthenaDAO, Ladies Who Crunch, Novi Awards, MentorMe NGO, Leaders in Health.

She is a frequent speaker and panel chair at femtech conferences like Women’s Health Week, as well as bigger tech festivals like SXSW, VivaTech, Mindvalley and The Fix.

Marina’s debut book, THE VAGINA BUSINESS, was published in September 2024. Since it’s publication, The Vagina Business has won the Porchlight Business Book for Creativty & Innovation Award, the Mindvalley Book Club Award and a grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. It has been recommended as a Book of the Month by the Financial Times and The Independent.

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For Speaking enquiries please contact Lauren Simmonds.

Marina Gerner as an MC on the healthcare track at SXSW

Marina very kindly agreed to speak at our event the London Healthcare Innovation Forum which we held back in April last year. Marina has the very special ability to deliver powerful insights with fluency, humour and even more rare, a hopeful lens. For those who know the topic area, this isn’t easy to do when we come face to face with the numerous challenges facing women in tech or advocating for health equality. I simply cannot speak more highly of Marina as a person, her competence as a speaker and the insights that she offers.

Johnny Isaacs, Founder of Explosive Brands

Marina’s talk for NAWBO San Diego was insightful and sparked meaningful conversation among our members. Her knowledge and passion for women’s health innovation were impressive. Our members were fully engaged — and the conversation continued well after the event. I would enthusiastically recommend her to any organization looking for an authentic and thought-provoking speaker!

Shawn Jough, President of the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) in San Diego

Marina Gerner's short talk, introducing her book "The Vagina Business", was the most wonderful addition to our Christmas client event in 2025. The event was held at a well-known London private member club in the centre of Covent Garden and attended by 50-60 clients and other supporters of my business. Her passion and mastery of the subject made for a really engaging short talk, which certainly enlivened the Christmas event. Marina was then available to sign copies of her book and chat to clients. The feedback we received following the event was excellent.

John Ditchfield, CEO of Harmonic Financial Planning