Our Leadership
Leadership. This quality defines the Allegheny Conference both in our work and in our members. More than 300 Regional Investors Council members – C-level leaders from across southwestern Pennsylvania – provide their time, energy and resources to drive the future of our region.
The Conference’s board of directors is comprised of leaders of some of the most widely recognized organizations in the country. Our Regional Investors Council members, many of whom participate on affiliate and program boards, actively play a role in shaping our region.
2018 Allegheny Conference Leadership
Bill Demchak
Chair, Allegheny Conference
Chairman, President and CEO, The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
Laura Karet
Vice Chair, Allegheny Conference, and Chair, Pittsburgh Regional Alliance
CEO, Giant Eagle, Inc.
Susan Baker Shipley
Treasurer and Chair, Audit & Finance Committee
President, Western Pennsylvania and Ohio Valley Region, The Huntington National Bank
Venkee Sharma
Secretary, Allegheny Conference
President and CEO, Aquatech International
Michael McGarry
Chair, Personnel & Compensation Committee
Chairman and CEO, PPG Industries, Inc.
Michele Fabrizi
Chair, Strategic Communications Committee
President and CEO, MARC USA
Bill Strickland
Chair, PA Economy League of Greater Pittsburgh
President and CEO, Manchester Bidwell Corporation
Morgan O’Brien
Chair, Greater Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce
President and CEO, Peoples Natural Gas
Rich Harshman
Immediate Past Chair, Allegheny Conference
Chairman, President and CEO, ATI
Dave Malone
Chair, Workforce Strategy
President and CEO, Gateway Financial
Jerry MacCleary
Chair, Economy & Community Strategy
President, Covestro LLC
Nick DeIuliis
Chair, Infrastructure Strategy
President and CEO, CNX Resources Corporation
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