Ama Romaine

Ama Romaine’s work focuses on corporate law, governance, compliance and strategic business leadership. She currently serves as Executive Vice President and General Counsel of GoTo Foods, where she provides strategic counsel across the enterprise and oversees legal and franchise administration functions. Ama brings nearly two decades of senior legal and executive leadership experience across hospitality, real estate, franchising and multi-unit businesses.

Prior to joining GoTo Foods in 2026, Ama served as Senior Managing Director and Head of Government Relations & Public Policy at Pretium Partners. She previously served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Progress Residential, where she built the company’s first compliance and enterprise risk management functions. Her earlier leadership roles include Global General Counsel of Real Estate Asset Management at Blackstone, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer at G6 Hospitality, General Counsel and Head of Risk Management at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory and Vice President and Senior Counsel for Brands at Hilton Worldwide.

Beyond her corporate leadership, Ama co-founded The Initiative: Advancing the Blue & Black Partnership, a nonprofit created to strengthen relationships between communities and law enforcement. She has also served on the board of the International Franchise Association and as an advisory board member of the Association of Corporate Counsel’s Leadership Academy.

Originally from Toronto by way of Trinidad and Tobago, Ama has described herself as a lover of Caribbean culture and travel. She earned her B.A., with honors, from York University and her J.D., cum laude, from Howard University School of Law.