Leadership

Board of Directors

The Pittsburgh Robotics Network is led by a board of industry experts, all working to fulfill a vision of making the Pittsburgh robotics ecosystem the largest and most advanced in the world.

Jorgen Pedersen

President

Robotics Entrepreneur in Residence, Robotics Factory

Stephen M. Muck

Secretary

Co-Founder & Executive Chairman, Advanced Construction Robotics

Louisa Michaels

Treasurer
Robotics Entrepreneur in Residence, The ARM Institute

Peter Rander

Executive Committee Member

President, Stack AV

Kevin Dowling

Managing Director, Robotics Factory

Martial Hebert

Dean, CMU School of Computer Science

Aaron Morris

Founder and CEO, Allvision

Patti Rote

Program Manager, Robotics Institute; CMU & Co-Founder, Girls of Steel

Howie Choset

CMU & Co-Founder, HEBI Robotics

Matt Blackburn

Senior Manager, Government Relations, Aurora

Mike Embrescia

Chief Development Officer, Carnegie Robotics

Afshan Khan

Portfolio Executive, Innovation Works

Brian Linville

Private Banker, Technology Team Co-Lead, J.P. Morgan Chase

Jennifer Apicella

Executive Director, Pittsburgh Robotics Network

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The Pittsburgh Robotics Network is your doorway into our world-leading robotics & AI community! Learn how you can become a member, partner with us, get involved with one of our events, and more.

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