Nygina Mills

Senior Executive, General Counsel & Board Director
Nygina Mills is a senior executive and strategic leader advancing breakthrough opportunities for organizations in navigating complex legal and regulatory landscapes. Nygina has guided organizations to avert billions in risk exposure; stewarded $2.4 AUM; and negotiated and executed $500B+ in transactions, including M&A, IPOs, Private Equity, Venture Capital, and Small Business Investment Companies (SBICs). Throughout her distinguished career, Nygina has held various leadership, board, and committee roles, earning multiple professional honors.
Nygina has served in numerous leadership positions, including Associate General Counsel for Financial Law at SBA. In this role, she led a team of 30 lawyers and administrative staff in support of more than ten organizational departments, including the agency’s Office of Capital Access. Her team provided clearance for debenture and private equity access totaling billions of dollars, enabling the agency to deliver more than 62,000 new loans worth over $40 billion in fiscal year 2022 alone.