Kathleen Alfano is an accomplished economic development executive leader with a wealth of experience and expertise under her belt. Her credentials include working with Fortune 50 companies, managing multi-billion dollar projects, and leading community outreach programs. She is particularly adept in site selection, government partnerships, contract negotiations, taxes, sustainability projects, and has also directly managed various aspects of economic development, such as financial modeling, tax incentives, real estate valuations, economic impact analysis, utility contracts, and grants related to solar, co-generation, and biomass. Kathleen is a well-connected professional with subject matter expertise in tax incentives across most states, and she is currently serving as Senior Director of Economic Development at PepsiCo.

Kathleen's previous roles include Director, Economic Development and Tax Incentives, Corporate Development- Senior Lead Project Manager, Acquisitions Accounting Manager, Technical Accounting Project Manager, and Senior Auditor at Deloitte. She studied Bachelor Of Business Administration In Accounting at Pace University.