Phillip Singerman serves as the acting director for the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP). In addition, he serves as the associate director for Innovation and Industry Services at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Singerman has more than 30 years of experience in tech-based economic development. He has provided strategic advice and technical assistance on federal economic development programs to nonprofit organizations, local governments, and universities. Singerman received his bachelor’s degree from Oberlin College and a doctorate from Yale University. He has taught at Yale College, Barnard College (Columbia University), and the Fels Institute of Government (University of Pennsylvania).