Sacramento, CA — TechNet, the national, bipartisan network of innovation economy CEOs and senior executives, today named Courtney Jensen as its new Executive Director for California and the Southwest. Based in Sacramento, California, Jensen will oversee TechNet’s state advocacy and political activities in Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah. She will assume the role on October 29.

“We are excited to welcome Courtney Jensen to TechNet’s stellar state team,” said TechNet President and CEO Linda Moore. “With technology hubs like San Francisco, Denver, Phoenix, and Salt Lake City thriving in the Southwest, the region has long been an important bellwether for tech policy. As state and local policymakers in Sacramento and throughout the Southwest continue working on issues affecting the tech sector, Courtney will be a strong advocate for policies that ensure the region continues to drive innovation and create new economic opportunities.”

In joining TechNet, Jensen said:

“I am thrilled to join TechNet’s outstanding state team. With iconic tech companies and exciting young startups alike calling the region home, the Southwest has rightfully earned its reputation as a global innovation leader. I look forward to working with TechNet’s great American companies to champion public policies in Sacramento and across the region that will fuel more job creation and life-changing innovations from the tech sector.”