Ama Romaine is Executive Vice President & General Counsel at GoTo Foods, where she leads legal, compliance, and risk strategy for one of the world's largest quick-service restaurant franchisors. She joined GoTo Foods after serving as Head of Government Relations & Public Policy at Pretium, a role she was promoted into after serving as Executive Vice President & General Counsel to Pretium portfolio company Progress Residential.

With over 20 years of experience across hospitality, housing, logistics, and data centers, Romaine's career reflects a consistent pattern of being promoted from portfolio-company leadership into parent-company strategic roles. At G6 Hospitality, she served as General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer before being elevated to Global General Counsel, Real Estate Asset Management at G6's parent company, Blackstone — where she oversaw legal strategy across a $577 billion real estate portfolio and advised more than 30 general counsels across the firm's portfolio companies.

She was named one of the most influential women in hospitality in 2022 and has been a featured speaker at the Cornell Hotel School's Dean's Distinguished Lecture Series. Romaine currently serves on the Real Estate Advisory Council at Boston University's School of Hospitality Administration and as an Executive Board Member of the Marriott-Sorenson Center for Hospitality Leadership.

Romaine holds a J.D., cum laude, from Howard University School of Law and a B.A. from York University.