Kirsten McGregor, CRE's Linkedin Analytics

Kirsten McGregor is uniquely qualified to support clients through repeated waves of disruption – a trend that, with recent climate change, pandemic, and social justice events, is increasingly becoming a common experience for communities around the globe. The Sagax Resilience Mindset™ is an approach that helps regions prioritize recovery and resilience, so they are better positioned to respond to and prepare for the ongoing impacts of future disruptions. This mindset shift not only increases communities’ stamina to mitigate urgent crises, but also creates space to design adaptive, entrepreneurial solutions that help unlock a region’s full potential. Today, she 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. Focus areas include funding, industry diversification, ocean economy, governance, workforce development, CEDS, real estate, plan alignment, stakeholder engagement, strategic planning, and cross sector resilience data. In addition to her work with Sagax, 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. Kirsten is a Senior Fellow at the University of Delaware 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. She serves on the Board of Directors for National Association of Development Organizations and she is a member of NADO’s Research Foundation Advisory Committee. Kirsten is a member of the Counselors of Real Estate and serves on the DEI & ESG committee. Kirsten is a sought-after advisor on economic recovery and resilience; she was recently recognized by Forbes Magazine on the "Next 1000" entrepreneurs to follow, 2X as Top 50 International COVID-19 Thought Leader, 2X Top 20 Renewable Energy expert, 2X Top 50 Global GovTech Influencer and was voted as a leading woman in business in Delaware by Delaware Today Magazine. She was recently interviewed by USA Today regarding federal approach to disaster recovery. Kirsten is a speaker for conferences, webinars, podcasts and media interviews. She provides subject matter expert testimony and customized policy white papers and articles.