A Director and Treasurer of Sophia Business Angels, Burton Gintell actively participates in its Entrepreneurship Programme as a coach / mentor to participating early-stage companies. Burton is also a Director / Founding Shareholder of Innovation Europe S.A., an investment vehicle created by SBA to invest in a portfolio of innovative young companies. American born, educated and trained, with now 30 years in Europe, he has had the practical experience of actually having run businesses, two of which received the Queen's Award for Export Achievement in the U.K. during his tenure as Chief Executive. Burton Gintell has formed/headed companies in seven European countries, including emerging markets in Eastern Europe, and operated within corporate environments and as an entrepreneur in media and consumer products. He also serves on the International Advisory Board of a Turkish university-based company.

U.S. financially trained (Certified Public Accountant), Burton directed corporate/financial planning for two New York Stock Exchange-listed companies.

Resident in Cannes for the past 10 years, Burton is Vice-Chair of the Côte d’Azur – Monaco Chapter of the American Chamber of Commerce in France, President of the American Club of the Riviera, and supports several French arts organisations