Carnegie Mellon University

Jen Gilburg

Jen Gilburg

Deputy Secretary of Technology and Entrepreneurship for the Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development

Bio

Jen Gilburg is Deputy Secretary of Technology and Entrepreneurship for the Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development. Jen has decades-long experience working in both technology and manufacturing in the private sector. She has been on the forefront of such high growth technologies as data security and artificial intelligence, and has worked in advanced technologies for the automotive, medical and robotics industries. Most recently, Jen served as Vice President of Business Development for a developer of AI-driven technology for use in autonomous vehicles and robotics.

 As Deputy Secretary of Technology and Entrepreneurship, she will focus on implementing the Shapiro Administration’s and DCED’s vision of attracting, fostering, and investing in people and companies focused on technology and innovation across multiple sectors, and throughout the state.

She has a BS from Syracuse University and a Masters in Management from Villanova.