Murphy Goes All in on Technology as Means to Rehab NJ Economy

November 28, 2017

Murphy’s transition effort is being led by executive director Jose Lozano, who served as a member of former Gov. Jon Corzine’s administration. Carl Van Horn, the director of Rutgers University’s John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, is serving as a senior policy advisor, and Jose Fernandez, who was a member of former President Barack Obama’s administration, is serving as the director of the various policy committees.

NJ Spotlight, November 28, 2017

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