November 2022 Group Watch: Innovate Alabama Taps Huntsville Biz Owner as Founding CEO
Innovate Alabama named Huntsville businesswoman and Alabama A&M alum Cynthia Crutchfield as its first founding CEO. The Montgomery native brings to the position 40 years of experience in helping innovators grow roots across the state. Crutchfield is chief operating officer of the Crutchfield Company, a Huntsville real estate investment business that provides affordable housing to underprivileged families, veterans and college students. The addition of a new CEO marks the next chapter in Innovate Alabama’s impact and growth, according to Governor Kay Ivey. Crutchfield received her undergraduate degree in computer science from Alabama A&M University and was a civil servant for the Air Force and Navy for 18 years. She also founded Crutchfield Management Consulting in 2021. It is an IT services and consulting company.
