Larry Banks is the Director, Workforce Development & Training for the New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program (NJMEP), focused on the development and success of the manufacturing workforce across the state of New Jersey.
Before joining NJMEP, Larry served as the Events and Government Affairs Manager for Commerce and Industry Association of New Jersey, a unique network of businesses committed to improving and advancing the cause of free enterprise in the Garden State.
Over the last decade, Larry has dedicated his career to cultivating powerful business relationships across the state as well as establishing innovative collaboratives with multifaceted business partners, community leaders and industry thought leaders.
A pundit in program and event management, Larry has been responsible for the curation and development of some of New Jersey’s largest business conferences, educational programs and political and philanthropic fundraisers.
Larry holds a B.A. in Communications and Public Relations as well as a minor in Sociology from William Paterson University.
