Ned Staebler is the Vice President for Economic Development at Wayne State University and President and Chief Executive Officer of TechTown, Wayne State’s entrepreneurship. He leads both organizations’ efforts to strengthen the Detroit Region’s neighborhoods, businesses and leaders, overseeing a range of activities around innovation and entrepreneurship, business development and attraction, talent retention, transit and mobility, and placemaking.
Staebler previously served as the Vice President for Entrepreneurial and Capital Services at the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. In this role, he was responsible for the oversight of the Michigan Strategic Fund Board and the 21st Century Jobs Fund.
Prior to that, he spent nearly a decade in the private sector, working in both startup and Fortune 150 environments in the U.S. and London. Staebler has served on numerous local, state, and federal advisory boards and commissions.
Staebler earned a master’s degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science and is a graduate of Harvard University.