Connect, the San Diego nonprofit group for technology and entrepreneurship, said its board has approved a series of initiatives intended to stimulate the long-term formation of technology startups. The initiatives, which will be supervised by Connect CEO Duane Roth, are supposed to attract more early stage investment capital, and influence innovation policies set by the federal government.
The board also promoted Camille Sobrian, Connect’s chief operating officer, to president. She will continue to oversee the 26 programs that provide training and related support for San Diego entrepreneurs, as well as the 360 technology and life sciences events that Connect helps to coordinate every year.
“I’m thinking about the big picture, about the things that can help the community in the long term, rather than just the programs and events, and so forth,
” Roth says. He plans to continue to lead Connect’s economic development initiatives, as well as Connect’s efforts to shape federal policy and advocacy in Washington, D.C.
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Author: Bruce V. Bigelow
