Specifically, she is responsible for driving the strategy to attract and support entrepreneurs in building venture-backed companies in Northern Ohio. Kaleigh manages strategic partnerships to create a strong startup ecosystem, so tech founders have access to the services, capital and connections they need to build their venture-backed companies in Ohio. 

Kaleigh comes to JumpStart with experience as a tech founder, as a corporate innovations and ventures operator, and as a consultant to startups, venture funds and innovation organizations globally. Kaleigh is passionate about helping entrepreneurs and has brought over a dozen technologies to market through her work at Cleveland Clinic Innovations, as co-founder of Flutter Social, and as an innovations and ventures consultant. 

She holds a Bachelor of Science in Business from Miami University where she majored in Marketing and minored in Entrepreneurship.