Leadership

Our Board of Directors is comprised of executive-level members of the private and public sector in Pennsylvania. The Governor of the commonwealth and a private sector CEO serve as the co-chairs. This unique relationship between state government and industry gives Pennsylvania businesses the opportunity to partner with the public sector to spur greater economic and policy development in Pennsylvania.

Officers

Co-Chair: Governor Josh Shapiro, Governor, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Co-Chair: Tiffany Wilson, President & CEO, Science Center
Vice Chair: Ronn Cort, President, Dunmore
Treasurer: Jacqueline Fidler, Vice President, Environmental & Sustainability, Core Natural Resources
Secretary: Edwin Hill, Jr., International Representative – Business Development, IBEW

Private Sector Directors

Brenda Allen, Ph.D., President, Lincoln University
Anthony Badolato, U.S. Country Lead & Managing Director Clean Air – Americas, Johnson Matthey
Ron Belldegrun, Co-Founder & CEO, ByHeart Inc.
Neeli Bendapudi, Ph.D., President, Penn State University
Chris Bingaman, CEO, Bingaman & Son Lumber, Inc.
Joel Burstein, CEO, BEAM Collaborative
Timothy Charlesworth, Shareholder, Fitzpatrick Lentz & Bubba
Ronn Cort, President, Dunmore
James Dever, Jr., Market President – Greater Philadelphia, Bank of America
Michael Ducker, Chief Development Officer, Long Ridge Energy & Power
Dan Eggers, Senior Executive Vice President, Finance and Data Economy, Constellation
Carrie Eglinton Manner, President & CEO, OraSure Technologies, Inc.
Chad Firestone, Managing Director, Deloitte
Jackie Foor, Executive Director, Consortium for Public Education
Dr. Terry Gilliland, President & CEO, Geisinger Health System
John Hawkins, Jr., President, PA, FirstEnergy Corporation
Mike Innocenzo, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Exelon, and President and CEO, PECO
Sheila Ireland, CEO & President, OIC Philadelphia
Brian Jackson, Chair, McNees Wallace & Nurick, LLC
Brad Jones, President & CEO, Harristown Enterprises, Inc.
Sandeepa Kaleida, Founder & CEO, Sigma Resources LLC
Sean Luther, President & CEO, InnovatePGH
Kevin B. Mahoney, MBA, CEO, UPHS at Penn Medicine
Emily Mendell, Executive Director, PEWIN (Private Equity Women Investor Network)
Jennifer Murphy, Vice President, Global Compliance and U.S. Government Affairs, TE Connectivity
Tim NeCastro, President & CEO, Erie Insurance
Hayley Painter, Co-Founder/Co-CEO, Painterland Sisters LLC
Charles E. Patterson, Ph.D., President, Shippensburg University
Eric Reed, VP – Public Policy & State Government Affairs – PA & DE Region, Verizon Communications, Inc.
Neal Salerno, President, Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories
Ulrich Schmidt, Principal Advisory, Site Selection & Project Management, KPMG LLP
Randy Vulakovich, Senior Principal, Government Relations, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC
Patrick Witmer, Corporate Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Communications, B. Braun Medical Inc.
Dr. Baligh Yehia, President, Jefferson Health

Public Sector Directors

Hon. Amanda Cappelletti, Senator, Pennsylvania State Senate
Hon. Kyle Mullins, Representative, Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Hon. Russell Redding, Secretary, PA Department of Agriculture
Hon. Devlin Robinson, Senator, Pennsylvania State Senate
Hon. Carrie Rowe, Secretary, PA Department of Education
Hon. Jessica Shirley, Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
Hon. Rick Siger, Secretary, PA Department of Community & Economic Development
Hon. Nancy Walker, Secretary, PA Department of Labor and Industry

Labor Sector Directors

Edwin Hill, Jr., International Representative – Business Development, IBEW
Jim Snell, Business Manager, Steamfitters Local 420

Directors Emeriti

Anthony Bartolomeo, Former President & CEO, Pennoni Associates, Inc.
Wendie DiMatteo, CEO, A.S.K. Foods, Inc.
Thomas B. Hagen, Chairman / Owner, Custom Group Industries
Stephen Tang, Ph.D., Principal, Tangent2Cogent, LLC.
Karen Winner Sed, CEO, Winner International Inc.