Sagax Associates brings 25+ years of inside knowledge, national reach, and cross-sector fluency to the economic challenges that matter most — from business attraction and workforce strategy to disaster recovery and innovation ecosystems.
Sagax Associates is a national economic development and resilience consultancy founded in 2013 and rooted in Wilmington, Delaware. We work at the intersection of capital, policy, and community — where the most consequential economic decisions get made and where the gap between strategy and action is widest.
What sets us apart is perspective earned from the inside. Founder Kirsten McGregor has served as a federal economic development official, a state deputy director, and a senior policy advisor at the Presidential level — giving Sagax an understanding of how programs are designed, how decisions are actually made, and where opportunities are consistently overlooked.
Four generations of Delaware roots. A national network spanning federal agencies, universities, economic development organizations, private sector leaders, and community institutions across 40+ states and territories. The work has supported thousands of quality jobs created and retained — and we bring that full depth of experience to every engagement.
The Sagax mark is a maze, not a labyrinth. It has openings. It moves. Look closely and you'll find other things too. The name — SAG'-AX: perceptive, nimble, bright, discerning — was chosen with the same care. Every element of this brand has a reason.
We work with organizations navigating consequential economic challenges — where the stakes are high, the path forward is unclear, and the standard playbook does not apply.
Our work spans the full arc of economic development — from the diagnostic work that identifies where a region is actually stuck, to the strategic planning, coalition-building, and federal funding navigation that moves it forward.
Each engagement is shaped by what the work actually requires — diagnostic, strategic, or both. We meet clients where the challenge is.
Every engagement is structured to fit what the work actually requires — not a predetermined model. We operate as prime contractors, subcontractors, and embedded advisors, scaling our involvement to match the complexity and timeline of each challenge.
The federal programs that fund economic development, the state agencies that administer incentives, the compliance requirements that determine whether a project succeeds or fails years after the ribbon cutting — these systems reward people who understand them from the inside.
Sagax founder Kirsten McGregor spent years on that inside — as a federal economic development official, as a state deputy director, and as a Presidential task force advisor. That experience informs every engagement: not as a credential, but as a living understanding of where programs work, where they don't, and where the gap between official guidance and actual practice creates both risk and opportunity for clients.
As Senior Policy Advisor on President Obama's Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force, contributed to the federal rebuilding strategy that established new national standards for long-term economic resilience in disaster recovery — and organized the Hurricane Sandy Small Business Recovery and SBA Matchmaking Summit for 400+ businesses, resulting in 27% of federal Sandy procurement contracts awarded to small businesses. As EDA Economic Recovery Lead for New Jersey, shaped the HUD CDBG-DR Action Plan directing $130M+ to small business recovery under the inaugural FEMA National Disaster Recovery Framework.
The most consequential economic disruptions — technological transformation, climate events, global supply chain shifts, the AI economy — do not arrive on a schedule. What separates communities that emerge stronger is not the absence of disruption. It is the presence of intentional preparation, genuine relationships, and leadership willing to act before the moment of crisis.
Whether you need a focused diagnostic, a long-term strategic partner, or a senior advisor who has worked inside the systems you are navigating — Sagax Associates is available. No RFP required to start the conversation.