Evan S. Weiss, the chief executive officer of the Newark Alliance and a former top policy advisor to Gov. Phil Murphy, is Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill’s choice to serve as executive director of the New Jersey Economic Development Authority.
Weiss served as senior advisor to the governor for finance and infrastructure for 2 ½ years and directed the state’s fiscal response to the COVID-19 pandemic. He also took policy leadership positions on offshore wind and affordable housing, and was actively involved in reforming Urban Enterprise Zones and EDA tax credits.
He serves on the New Jersey Transit board and on the board of New Jersey Community Capital, the state’s largest community development financial institution. He previously was a director of the Pennsylvania Economy League.
Lt. Governor-elect Dale Caldwell has served as the Newark Alliance’s founding executive director. Weiss has led the Newark Alliance for over four years.
A graduate of the University of Chicago, Weiss succeeds Tim Sullivan, who resigned last year and relocated to Maryland. Mary Maples has been serving as the acting executive director.
