SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Genius NY, a business-accelerator program at CenterState CEO’s Tech Garden, has announced a new director.

Genius NY stands for Growing ENtrepreneurs & Innovators in UpState New York.

The program says it has hired Jeff Fuchsberg as director of Genius NY. He has been serving as CenterState CEO’s entrepreneur-in-residence.

Fuchsberg replaces Jonathan Parry, who departed the program to join a startup in Skaneateles, Elle Hanna, director of communications and media relations, tells CNYBJ in an email.

In his new role, Fuchsberg will manage the programming and support for companies in the Genius NY program.

Fuchsberg recently served as senior director of innovation projects at the Medical Center of the Americas Foundation in El Paso, Texas. Fuchsberg holds a bachelor’s degree in entomology from Cornell University, and a juris doctorate degree from the Syracuse University College of Law with an advanced certificate in technology commercialization law from the New York State Science & Technology Law Center.

He is also certified as a business incubator manager by the International Business Innovation Association.

Contact Reinhardt at ereinhardt@cnybj.com

Eric Reinhardt

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