Einstein's Alley

Einstein's Alley: Best Practices
Congressman Rush Holt
December 19, 2005
Princeton, NJ

Maxine Ballen
Founder, President and CEO
New Jersey Technology Council

Maxine Ballen currently serves as President and CEO of the New Jersey Technology Council, an organization she founded in 1996. The NJTC is the state’s premier organization for technology companies offering their membership of over 1100 companies access to the resources, financing, information and an organized technology community. Prior to founding the NJTC, Ms. Ballen was one of the early pioneers in Pennsylvania who first recognized the need for special programs for the technology community and then initiated them. She founded both the Business Development & Training Center (BDTC) and the Pennsylvania Innovation Network(PIN) –two ongoing successful programs even today.

Ms. Ballen has received numerous honors and awards for her work in developing cutting edge programs and unique services for technology companies over the past 17 years. Most recently being named the Executive Women of NJ's "Salute to the Policy Makers"2004, 2003 Fairleigh Dickinson University's Fifth Annual Distinguished Entrepreneurial Lecturer, 2002 Women Advancing Technology award presented by Women’s Fund of New Jersey, named in Superstars the Past 15 Years and Women of Influence 2002, both in njbiz, as well as Philadelphia Business Journal’s 2001 Women of Distinction award.

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