Kristin Garcia

Kristin Garcia serves the Executive Director of The Verge OKC, a 501(3)(c), that connects our rising entrepreneurial community to the people and resources they need to progress their vision, helping transform great ideas into impactful businesses. Kristin formerly served as the Startup Specialist for the Francis Tuttle Technology Center AXIS Programs (formerly Launch Pad FT) supporting entrepreneurs in the Edmond community and created a pre-accelerator. Prior, Kristin joined the Tom Love Innovation Hub team at the University of Oklahoma in December of 2017, managing the Code Lab and supporting startup program development and previously worked at a tech startup focused on solving Veteran hiring problems. With over 15 years in higher education and startup experience between, Oklahoma, Texas and California, Kristin believes in the focus on entrepreneurship led economic development and the value of the ecosystem towards the innovation of the area. With a Masters in Organizational Development from the University of the Incarnate Word, a certification in professional and executive coaching from the University of Dallas, and a bachelors from the Price College of Business at the University of Oklahoma, she is now focused on business and startup development and growth for the Oklahoma City metro. She currently serves as the Global Entrepreneurship Week State Coordinator for Oklahoma, a member of the organizing team for 1 Million Cups Oklahoma City, an Adjunct for the OU Entrepreneurship and Economic Development Department, and former Board Member of Techlahoma. #TogetherWeBuild