Mitch has a strong record of accomplishment in innovation-based economic development over the past 30 years. Recently Mitch has helped lead TEConomy's work with GO Virginia and the Virginia Research Investment Committee. Before co-founding TEConomy in 2015, Mitch served as Vice President and Managing Director of Battelle's Technology Partnership Practice, one of our nation's most successful innovation-based development consulting organizations. In the early 1990s, Mitch developed Maryland's commercial biotech strategy as a consultant and then joined Maryland as Technology Advisor to help guide the implementation. Mitch's other development experiences include serving as President of a mezzanine financing company targeting technology-based companies, Economic Associate in the Governor's Office in New York, Director of Tax Policy for NYC Office of Business Development and Director of State and Local Development for the Corporation for Enterprise Development.