Profiles in Innovation

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We talked with Pittsburgh-area business executives, both established and up-and-coming, about innovation and the biggest risks they've taken in their own careers.

Jon O'Brien

Director of Industry Relations
Master Builders’ Association of Western PA

Stephen McKnight

Co-founder and Vice President of Community and Market Assessments
Fourth Economy Consulting

Cindy Fernandez-Nixon

Senior project RAMS manager/ founder
Ansaldo STS USA /La Rumba Production Co.

Candi Castleberry Singleton

Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer
UPMC

Andre Samuel

Director
The Citizen Science Lab

Josephine Oria

Granddaughter and CEO
La Dorita, LLC

Tyra Oliver

Staff attorney
The Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Todd Clossin

CEO
WesBanco

Jane Valenta

Vice President, Environment, Health & Safety
PPG Industries

David Miller

President and CEO
Associates in Rehabilitative Management Inc.

Rick Lucas

Chief Technology Officer
The EXOne Co.

Ethan Fellheimer

Managing Director
Red Rocks Group

Jay Whitacre

Chief Technology Officer
Aquion Energy Inc.

Mark Visco Jr.

Founder and CEO
Suitable

Alan Russell

Director
Disruptive Health Technology Institute

Shian-Li McGuire

Director of Brand Marketing
Dick’s Sporting Goods

Kris Kirk

Founding Partner and CEO
Mentors Community Wealth Building Initiative

Jia Ji

CEO
MapMedi.com

Rebecca Harris

Director
Center for Women’s Entrepreneurship

Curtis and Cassandra Brown

Co-founders
Jireh Mobile

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