SBA Leadership Bios

Dr. Genevieve Lind (she/her) currently serves as Program Manager for America’s Seed Fund (SBIR/STTR Programs) within the Small Business Administration (SBA)'s Office of Investment and Innovation (OII). At SBA, Genevieve leverages years of program management and policy experience in innovation, entrepreneurship, and technology development gained through roles with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Institutes of Health (NIH), and academic and community programs, to support small business innovation and technology commercialization. She holds a Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the University of Montana.

Elden Hawkes serves as the Partnership and Innovation Specialist, a role that supports the advancement of the Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/ STTR) programs. His primary duties include managing the agency’s Federal and State Technology (FAST) Partnership Program. Other duties include outreach efforts targeting Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) and SBIR Road Tours.

Prior to SBA, Elden spent seven years with USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) where he helped grow the USDA’s SBIR program as its program specialist and program manager. He holds a degree in Environmental Science/Marine Science and a Master’s in Food and Agricultural Science, both from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.