Caren Franzini WG84 C80, former CEO of the New Jersey Economic Development Authority, died on January 25, 2017, at her home in Lambertville, New Jersey. She headed the NJEDA from January 1994 to October 2012, working with seven consecutive New Jersey governors. Caren received a B.A. in urban studies from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA in finance and public management from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.