New Windsor, N.Y. – December 22, 2009 – Orange County Business Accelerator (OCBA) Managing Director Michael J. DiTullo today introduced Peter J. Gregory as Enterprise Development Director.
A venture business expert, Gregory has provided his expertise as a seasoned business leader to CEO’s, presidents, and business owners across the nation for more than 25 years. Gregory has spent the last 10 years working exclusively as a business development advisor to high-growth startup ventures, delivering compelling market solutions to diverse industries.
Before joining the Accelerator team, Gregory helped guide high-growth businesses in the New York State solar economic ecosystem, engaged as a third party resource by The Solar Energy Consortium. He also founded BrightGarden Strategies, a business plan and marketing strategy firm.
“We are pleased and privileged to have Peter as a member of our team,” DiTullo said. “His expertise in entrepreneurial development, venture capital and business evaluation adds currency and proficiency to our mission.”
Gregory is active in developing local seed investment networks, including the Dutchess County Angel Network. He has extensively coached CEO’s in the art of raising capital, having engaged dozens of client companies from Boston to Miami over the last nine years, advising and implementing methods of improving capital and marketing position.
Gregory earned his M.B.A. with concentrations in Finance & Entrepreneurship at William E. Simon Graduate School of Business, University of Rochester. He also holds a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from Rochester Institute of Technology.
OCBA, located at 4 London Avenue in New Windsor, Stewart International Airport, is a business incubator program launched by the Orange County Industrial Development Agency (IDA). The incubator, 10,000 square feet of class-A high-tech research and development space, is designed to attract new entrepreneurial investment by providing businesses with below market occupancy costs, a menu of mentoring programs and a high-tech plug-and-play office environment.
