Staff Member

James Kesten

Director of Strategic Partnerships

James Kesten is COVE’s Director of Strategic Partnerships where he works directly with COVE tenants, partners, and stakeholders to create, adopt, and implement initiatives and programs that will remove barriers for the commercialization of new products and services. In his role, James enhances COVE’s business network and seeks to identify new markets that will generate growth.

He has experience in marine technology innovation, offshore inspections, subsea technology deployments, strategic planning for international markets, business development, and project management. James has worked around the world in nearly every offshore market and in an onshore capacity relating to international business development. James is a professional engineer with a degree from Dalhousie University and a Master of Business Administration from Queen’s University with a focus on Data Analytics, Project Management and New Ventures.

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