Photo contributed by CO.LAB / Lindsey Cox will become the CEO of CO.LAB on April 12.Tennessee native Lindsey Cox has been named chief executive officer of The Company Lab (CO.LAB), a nonprofit organization supporting entrepreneurs and startups across Southeast Tennessee.
Cox has worked in economic development at both the state and federal levels. She will assume the role on April 12.
“I’m eager to get started expanding the CO.LAB team and meeting with community stakeholders, funders and entrepreneurs,” Cox said. “Chattanooga has a wealth of resources for startups, and we want to ensure we are serving the area’s entrepreneurs who are eager to grow their businesses. We’ll help them take their ideas to the next level.”
CO.LAB provides training, mentoring and networking for entrepreneurs and businesses. Cox has served in the U.S. Economic Development Administration’s Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Washington, D.C., and as director of operations and government relations at Launch Tennessee in Nashville.
“Lindsey’s work as an advocate for entrepreneurs in Tennessee and across the U.S. makes her the preeminent person to lead CO.LAB,” said George Brown, CO.LAB Chairman and founder of Aegle Gear. “Lindsey knows the resources available to our community, and she understands how capital and talent can impact our region’s innovation economy.”