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Kirstie Chadwick, executive director of Orlando's tech accelerator Starter Studio, has been appointed as the new president and CEO of the National Business Incubation Association, which announced plans to relocate to the City Beautiful last August.

Chadwick has been a founding CEO or executive in five startups, was the founding director of the University of Central Florida’s Venture Lab, and led the financing and management of Florida’s Igniting Innovation Accelerator program, which directly resulted in $43 million in follow-on capital by participating companies.

Image: Jim Carchidi - Kirstie Chadwick, executive director of Orlando's tech accelerator Starter Studio, has been appointed as the new president and CEO of the National Business Incubation Association.