Kathleen Coviello is the Vice President of Technology & Life Science Investments at the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA). In this role, she is responsible for working closely with the state’s emerging technology and life science companies and investors and delivering the various Edison Innovation Fund products to this community. Kathleen also oversees the management of the NJEDA’s Commercialization Center for Innovative Technologies (CCIT), an internationally-recognized 46,000-square-foot, leading life science incubation facility, along with the Biotechnology Development Center, a 32,000-square-foot post-incubation life science facility.

With Kathleen at its helm, the NJEDA’s Technology and Life Sciences (TLS) Division has delivered over $1 billion in direct investments, business incentives, tax credits, and venture fund investments through the Edison Innovation Fund. Also during her tenure, New Jersey’s first accelerator- TechLaunch - was established, federal State Small Business Credit Initiatives funds were deployed into several regional venture funds, the State’s Angel Tax Credit Program was launched, and the New Jersey Founders & Funders program was born.

Kathleen joined the Authority in August 2005 as a program manager. Prior to joining the NJEDA, she spent over 17 years in the banking industry, with the last eight focused exclusively on the NJ Technology Venture Lending Market. Her venture lending experience includes employment at Silicon Valley Bank, Comerica Bank and Progress’ Techbanc.