Judith Sheft

Judith A. Sheft is the Associate Vice President Technology and Enterprise Development at the New Jersey Innovation Institute at New Jersey Institute of Technology. She is responsible for technology commercialization and strategic use and protection of university IP assets. In addition, Judith is managing the HealthIT Connections program assisting entrepreneurs accelerate their revenue and job growth through executive coaching and cluster development activities. She supports economic development and entrepreneurship having responsibilities for management of NJIT’s high technology /life sciences business acceleration/incubator, the Enterprise Development Center, and the Procurement Technical Assistance Center.  Judith has a BS and MS in Mathematics from the University of Illinois and an MBA in International Business from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. She has an honorary doctorate from the Universidad Inca Garcilaso de la Vega (UIGV) in Lima Peru.