As part of development of a strategy to draw private-sector and university R&D presence to a small midwestern community hosting a major defense laboratory, reviewed the approaches to interaction taken by a range of benchmark communities hosting similar laboratories owned by the military services.

Co-managed the consulting team at TEConomy Partners that produced a comprehensive strategic plan for the Maryland Economic Development Corporation, a state-chartered, non-profit, economic-development financing entity. Interviewed stakeholders, benchmarked peer state programs, reviewed programmatic and economic data, and participated in strategy formation.