Ratliff Scholarship for Academic Excellence, which is awarded to African-American students from the Midwest who major in business. Ratliff Endowed Scholarship Fund at the University of Miami. In 2017, Gibson made an endowment to Viterbo University for the foundation of the Nola Starling Recital Hall, named after Gibson's mother, an alumna of Viterbo University. She sits on the board of trustees at the University of Miami, and serves on the university's executive committee and Investment Committee, and serves on the Finance Committee of Viterbo University. Gibson is also a member of The Economic Club of Chicago, and the Treasury Market Practices Group sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. She spoke at the 2021 Women in Leadership Symposium at University of Wisconsin–Madison.
She is frequently featured as an expert on finance and cryptocurrency in publications such as Crain's Chicago Business and Markets Insider. The partnership between Loop Capital and Google was part of Goldman Sach's "One Million Black Women" initiative, which aims to reduce the racial wealth gap. In 2021, she partnered with Google and Goldman Sachs to promote racial equity. That same year, Gibson joined the board of directors for financial services company MarketAxess. In November 2020, Lululemon added Gibson to the company's board of directors. In 2016, she was elected president of Loop Capital, succeeding company co-founder Albert R. In 2015, Crain's Chicago Business included Gibson on its 40 Under 40 list. Gibson subsequently held various executive roles at the company, including heading its global equity division. Gibson began interning at Loop Capital in 1997, the year the company was founded. Gibson originally intended to study to become a bilingual pediatrician, but decided to pursue business while studying at the University of Miami. She received an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and a BBA from the University of Miami.
She turned down a full ride at University of Wisconsin and other universities to attend University of Miami. Case High School in Racine, where she was an honors student and captain of the cheerleading squad. Luke's Memorial Hospital in Racine, Wisconsin on July 5, 1981.