Natasha Jensen-Matta

Natasha Jensen-Matta is the Vice President of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Development at the Indiana Economic Development Corporation. Natasha oversees capital and technical support programs for the entrepreneurial and innovation ecosystem in Indiana. Natasha has overseen an 80+ person team of small business and entrepreneur advisors and various other statewide programs supporting entrepreneurs and small businesses as they start, grow, and innovate in Indiana. Natasha has a proven track record of strategically executing programming to support innovation and small business development at the statewide level. Since joining the team, Natasha has provided the internal infrastructure and operational support for the organization resulting in two record-breaking years serving over 9,000 small businesses and entrepreneurs. Before coming to the IEDC in 2020, Natasha was a consultant for Crowe LLP where she worked with local and state government entities to provide financial, performance, and management support as they navigated economic development and growth opportunities. she received an MPA from the O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University with a focus in public management and a bachelor’s degree from Northern Illinois University in political science.