Biography

Director of the Southern Region for the RI Small Business Development Center at URI, Josh works with start-ups and existing businesses, both high growth and main street, to help them launch, grow, and transition successfully. Before his work with the RISBDC at URI, Josh was active in the entrepreneurial community in New Orleans, mentoring through incubators, and consulting through the SBDC there. He has helped hundreds of businesses develop, test, and refine their business models, and access capital to grow.          

Prior to business consulting, Josh managed experiential education and university-community engagement programs at Loyola University, New Orleans. Josh holds an MBA from Loyola and is proud to call southern Rhode Island home.