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Name
Kirsten McGregor
Title
Principal , Sagax
Bio
Kirsten McGregor founded Sagax Associates in 2013 in Wilmington, Delaware. Kirsten and her team of cross-sector specialists leverage decades of strategic planning and economic recovery expertise to manage complex initiatives both in the U.S. and abroad. Kirsten has held prominent roles as Senior Policy Advisor on President Obama’s Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force, Deputy Director of the Delaware Economic Development Office, and Lead Economic Recovery Coordinator for New Jersey following Hurricane Sandy. Through USEDA and FEMA, Ms. McGregor provided on-site cross-sector interagency coordination and leadership for Hurricane Sandy recovery in New Jersey. She was then appointed to the President’s Task Force to provide her expertise for the strategy document which included 15 business recovery statutory, regulatory and policy recommendations for federal agencies for President Obama. During her tenure at USEDA, Kirsten provided economic development support for federal investment project development in New England and Mid-Atlantic. She also reviewed and provided guidance on over 200 Comprehensive Economic Development Strategies and Revolving Loan Fund Plans. She was brought on to manage the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act grant program and transitioned to manage the disaster supplemental programs prior to her assignment with Hurricane Sandy in New Jersey.
Kirsten is serving her second term as a Senior Fellow at the University of Delaware Joseph Biden School of Public Policy’s Institute for Public Administration providing guidance for their Recover Delaware initiatives, and she is an advisor for UD’s Island Policy Lab. Kirsten recently completed a major “mission assignment” where she provided comprehensive recovery services in the Caribbean through a contract with the US Economic Development Administration following Hurricanes Irma and Maria for over two years. She supported several federal agencies with community engagement, focus groups, funding, small business support, outreach, stakeholder engagement, capacity building and strategic planning. Her company provides clients economic recovery and resilience strategies throughout the country.
Kirsten is a member of the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) Research Foundation Advisory Committee and is an advisory board member for the Redevelopment Institute. Kirsten is a sought-after advisor on economic recovery and development: Top 20 Renewable Energy expert, Top 50 International COVID-19 Thought Leader and Top 50 Global GovTech Influencer; and was voted as a leading woman in business in Delaware by Delaware Today magazine. Kirsten is a graduate of Franklin & Marshall and has a Master of City and Regional Planning from the University of Pennsylvania.
Kirsten’s recent speaking engagements include the Northeast Economic Development Organization, Vita Nuova, Iowa Area Development Group Leadership Forum, Research on Investment Great Reset Series, International Economic Development Council 2020 Conference, 2020 Resilient & Sustainable Communities League Summit, American Planning Association 2021 Conference Federal Division, University of Delaware Institute for Public Administration, and was recently a guest lecturer for the University of Pennsylvania Sea Level Rise Studio. She has been interviewed on the pandemic recovery with the Delaware Prosperity Partnership, WDEL Radio, LHM Business Network and has been featured in the FEMA’s Resilient Partnership Network, the News Journal, Delaware Business Times, Delaware Business Now, Technical.ly Media, and Delaware Today. She has recently been published with the National Association of Women Business Owners, Thrive Global, and the Redevelopment Institute.
Kirsten is serving her second term as a Senior Fellow at the University of Delaware Joseph Biden School of Public Policy’s Institute for Public Administration providing guidance for their Recover Delaware initiatives, and she is an advisor for UD’s Island Policy Lab. Kirsten recently completed a major “mission assignment” where she provided comprehensive recovery services in the Caribbean through a contract with the US Economic Development Administration following Hurricanes Irma and Maria for over two years. She supported several federal agencies with community engagement, focus groups, funding, small business support, outreach, stakeholder engagement, capacity building and strategic planning. Her company provides clients economic recovery and resilience strategies throughout the country.
Kirsten is a member of the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) Research Foundation Advisory Committee and is an advisory board member for the Redevelopment Institute. Kirsten is a sought-after advisor on economic recovery and development: Top 20 Renewable Energy expert, Top 50 International COVID-19 Thought Leader and Top 50 Global GovTech Influencer; and was voted as a leading woman in business in Delaware by Delaware Today magazine. Kirsten is a graduate of Franklin & Marshall and has a Master of City and Regional Planning from the University of Pennsylvania.
Kirsten’s recent speaking engagements include the Northeast Economic Development Organization, Vita Nuova, Iowa Area Development Group Leadership Forum, Research on Investment Great Reset Series, International Economic Development Council 2020 Conference, 2020 Resilient & Sustainable Communities League Summit, American Planning Association 2021 Conference Federal Division, University of Delaware Institute for Public Administration, and was recently a guest lecturer for the University of Pennsylvania Sea Level Rise Studio. She has been interviewed on the pandemic recovery with the Delaware Prosperity Partnership, WDEL Radio, LHM Business Network and has been featured in the FEMA’s Resilient Partnership Network, the News Journal, Delaware Business Times, Delaware Business Now, Technical.ly Media, and Delaware Today. She has recently been published with the National Association of Women Business Owners, Thrive Global, and the Redevelopment Institute.
