ENERGY INNOVATION CENTER - Key Persons


Ann Dugan

Job Titles:
  • Audit Committee ( Founder and Assistant

Bill Miller

Job Titles:
  • Vice President and COO of Pittsburgh Gateways Corporation
Responsible for providing centers of technology and regional businesses with manufacturing-related assistance, project management and staff oversight; project management for all construction related projects, facilities management, leasing activities and program development. Bill joined Gateways with over 24 years of experience as an entrepreneur founding and managing private companies in the Pittsburgh region (MMS, Business Concepts, Vesta Designs, and Prism Fiber Optics); previously had eight years of experience serving as a field supervisor and coordinator of the technical training facility for Dravo Corporation's Engineering Works Division.

Dan Leri

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Vice - Chair ( Director, Innovation Park & Research Commercialization, Penn State University )

David Motley

Job Titles:
  • Blue Tree Venture Fund - Co Founder and General Partner

Donald E. Evans

Job Titles:
  • President and CEO of Pittsburgh Gateways Corporation

Elizabeth Harrison

Job Titles:
  • Business Operations Manager of Pittsburgh Gateways Corporation

Franco Harris

Job Titles:
  • Retired NFL, Owner and President, Super Bakery and Parks Sausage Company )

G. Reynolds Clark

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Chairman ( Vice Chancellor and Chief of Staff, Retired, University of Pittsburgh )

Jessica Lee

Job Titles:
  • Special Projects Coordinator of Pittsburgh Gateways Corporation
Responsible for developing and managing various programs with a special focus on secondary schools. Jessica also oversee most human resources processes and reviews all legal documents and contracts. In addition, Jessica is an Outreach Director with Pittsburgh Gateways, Inc. the founding organization of the Energy Innovation Center and the Energy Innovation Institute. She has extensive experience in all phases of entrepreneurship - both as a creative entrepreneur and as an experienced advisor and counselor to entrepreneurs across the industry sectors of technology, life sciences, arts/entertainment, environmental and more. She brings additional expertise in legal and regulatory matters with a law degree from the Duke University School of Law, in the funding of ventures with years of work in institutional investing, and in all matters involving human capital and human resources with certificates in coaching, mediation, facilitation and innovative education methods. At the EIC, Jessica oversees all Outreach initiatives, including collaborations with schools and universities, funding organizations, businesses and community organizations.

Joshua Pollard

Job Titles:
  • Omicelo - Founder and CEO

Michael Kane

Job Titles:
  • President and Executive Director, Community Foundation for the Alleghenies )

Paul D'Alesandro

Job Titles:
  • District Director, 14th Congressional District )

Paul Svoboda

Job Titles:
  • Senior Governmental Relations Representative at Duquesne Light Company )

Reginald Cox

Job Titles:
  • Facilities / Operations Manager of Pittsburgh Gateways Corporation

Robert Meeder

Job Titles:
  • Senior Advisor and Board Member of Pittsburgh Gateways Corporation
Responsible for developing and managing all program activity. Bob completed his PhD in Higher Education Administration, with a specialty in curriculum development and custom job training. In 1998 he founded Gateways after 31 years experience in institutional administration and economic development, including substantial fund raising, strategic planning and partnering experience across 31 US States and seven countries. Over the course of his many projects he has raised over $670 million in funding from federal, state, corporate and philanthropic sources.

Sharon Place

Job Titles:
  • Development Officer of Pittsburgh Gateways Corporation

Stephen Robinson

Job Titles:
  • Audit Committee ( Managing General Partner, Robinson Venture Partners and Founding Partner, Pittsburgh Equity Partners LP )
Stephen Robinson, Audit Committee (Managing General Partner, Robinson Venture Partners and Founding Partner, Pittsburgh Equity Partners LP)

Steve Guenther

Job Titles:
  • Operating Engineer of Pittsburgh Gateways Corporation

Tim McNulty

Job Titles:
  • Associate Vice President of Government Relations, Carnegie Mellon University )