Lindsay Pennington

APEX Accelerators Delaware
Government Procurement Business Analyst

​Lindsay Pennington is a strategic leader with a career spanning government affairs,
business development, and organizational growth across the public, nonprofit, and
private sectors.

She currently serves as a Government Procurement Business Analyst with APEX
Accelerators Delaware, housed within the University of Delaware's Office of Economic
Innovation and Partnerships, where she provides counsel to businesses pursuing
federal, state, and local government contracts. Her work connects Delaware businesses
with procurement opportunities and the strategic guidance needed to compete in the
government marketplace.

Lindsay's executive leadership background includes 12 years as Executive Director of
the Port of Wilmington Maritime Society, where she directed government affairs, led
board governance, and secured the Port's first Food Safety Certification — a milestone
reflecting her ability to drive institutional achievement in complex, regulated
environments. She later brought that expertise to the Pete duPont Foundation's E3
Program, where she connected entrepreneurs with the resources and capital needed to
accelerate growth.

Her private sector experience includes business development work at financial firm
Trebuchet, and human resources advisory firm BlackwellHR, rounding out a career that
bridges nonprofit leadership, entrepreneurship programming, and government
procurement.

​A proud University of Delaware alumna with degrees in English and History, Lindsay is
currently completing her Master of Public Administration at UD, deepening her expertise
at the intersection of public policy and economic development.