{"id":3516,"date":"2025-01-09T12:29:12","date_gmt":"2025-01-09T16:29:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/damore-mckim.northeastern.edu\/cem\/?post_type=dmsb_person&#038;p=3516"},"modified":"2026-09-04T16:01:19","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T20:01:19","slug":"brenda-belgamo","status":"publish","type":"dmsb_person","link":"https:\/\/damore-mckim.northeastern.edu\/cem\/people\/brenda-belgamo\/","title":{"rendered":"Brenda Belgamo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brenda Belgamo majored in International Business with a concentration in Corporate Innovation and completed minors in Leadership and Human Capital and Emerging Markets. 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