Maureen Hassett

Ms. Hassett serves as Senior Vice President of Governance & Communications for the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (EDA). In this role, she is involved in policy and product development, strategic planning and governance, legislative and public affairs, as well as marketing and event coordination. As a member of the senior management team, Ms. Hassett also serves as the Chief Executive Officer’s designee to the New Jersey Schools Development Authority’s Board of Directors, as well as the Assistant Secretary of the Economic Recovery Board for Camden. She joined the EDA in January 2002 as Vice President of Strategic Partnerships. Ms. Hassett has been involved in the community and economic development arena for more than 20 years. Prior to joining the EDA, she served as Senior Policy Advisor to Commissioner Jane Kenny at the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs and worked for several municipalities in New York and New Jersey in program financing and housing development. She was also the recipient of the HUD Patricia Roberts Harris Fellowship, and was recently named as a member of the Sustainable Jersey Board of Trustees. Ms. Hassett holds a Bachelor of Arts from Wellesley College and a Masters in Urban Planning from Hunter College, City University of New York. She is a resident of Pennington, NJ and served on the town’s planning and zoning board, and the Pennington Day Committee from 2004-2005.