Associate Director for innovation and industry Services, National institute ofStandards and Technology

Phillip Singerman is the Senior Advisor on Technology Transfer and Commercialization tothe Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation and Elected Fellow of theNational Academy of Public Administration. From 2011-2020 he served as the AssociateDirector for innovation and industry Services at the National institute of Standards andTechnology (NlST). In this capacity he was responsible for the NiST suite of externalpartnership programs, including the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership, theBaldrige Performance Excellence Program, the Office of Advanced Manufacturing, NlSTtechnology transfer, economic analysis, and small business innovation research awards.

Singerman has more than 40 years of experience in tech based economic development;he was the first chief executive of two of the best known and longest lasting private-public partnerships; the Ben Franklin Technology Center of Southeastern Pennsylvaniaand the Maryland Technology Development Corporation. During the ClintonAdministration he served as US. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for EconomicDevelopment, a Presidential appointment requiring Senate confirmation.