Kevin has a background in entrepreneurship and business assistance. He's worked with early-stage entrepreneurs as Executive Director of EforAll in Lynn, focused on helping Latinos, minorities, and women start businesses. He was also briefly the Western MA Director of FORGE, connecting startups which create physical products with local manufacturers, in hopes of strengthening the Massachusetts manufacturing economy. Prior to MassDevelopment, Kevin started a social business called Esperanza Soaps, which provided good jobs to women living in the impoverished community of Las Malvinas, Dominican Republic. Kevin holds a Master in Public Policy and Administration from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.