Jose Lozano is President & Chief Executive Officer of Choose New Jersey, New Jersey’s leading nonprofit economic development organization.

Under his leadership, Choose New Jersey has expanded its operations to Europe and India, managed a groundbreaking $5 million business marketing initiative on behalf of the State of New Jersey, and helped recruit or retain tens of thousands of jobs to the Garden State, resulting in billions of dollars in new investment.

As President & CEO of Choose New Jersey, Jose has led, or joined New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy in leading, trade missions to India, Ireland, Israel, and Germany, and he was appointed by Governor Murphy to serve as co-chair of New Jersey’s Restart & Recovery Council to help New Jersey rebound from the economic hardships created by the global COVID-19 pandemic.

Prior to assuming the leadership of Choose New Jersey, Jose served as Chief of Staff and Vice President for Corporate Services and Governance at Hackensack Meridian Health, New Jersey’s largest health system.