Innovation and Economic Development

Designs, leads, and manages economic development; leverages opportunities for industry partnerships; and develops and delivers programming that nurtures and grows the region’s entrepreneurial startup ecosystem.

Contact this office at ndsu.businessdev@ndsu.edu

Cindy Graffeo

Innovation and Economic Development Director

Strategically leverages and aligns campus and regional resources, opportunities, and assets in order to foster and support economic development, startups, entrepreneurship, and innovative efforts campus- and state-wide.

email: cynthia.graffeo@ndsu.edu (701) 231-6441
Cindy Graffeo, Innovation and Economic Development Director

Innovation and Economic Development links

  • Innovation and Economic Prosperity

    The university is in the progress of obtaining Innovation and Economic Prosperity (IEP) status from the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities (APLU).

    With extension offices in 53 counties and seven Research Extension Centers in North Dakota that offer a testing ground for prototypes and a platform to serve and support citizens, NDSU' s economic impact reaches into every county in North Dakota and is the very core of who we are as a land-grant University.

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