Kate Wittels

Kate guides diverse clients in building tech ecosystems through strategic real estate development, workforce programs, and infrastructure investments, providing advisory services, impact assessments, and policy development. Her work is informed by a corporate real estate background managing over 20 million square feet of diverse properties, alongside academic expertise teaching tech and city building at Columbia University. Kate applies a comprehensive approach to tackling development challenges that integrates economic analysis, policy development, and strategic planning to ensure technology investments create inclusive economic opportunities while strengthening communities.

Kate’s workforce strategies create pathways for inclusive economic participation across diverse populations by helping to set up incubators and accelerators, bringing in workforce development partners, and better connecting labor organizations with industry to expand job opportunities. For example, she developed strategic plans to enhance the City University of New York and LaGuardia Community College to advance their leadership in tech workforce development. Kate combines data analytics from tech ecosystem reports with strategic partnerships across Chicago, New York, Houston, Pittsburgh, and more, to ensure diverse populations can access opportunities in growing market sectors.