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.
Louisa Michaels
Treasurer
Chief Financial Officer, The ARM Institute
Parag Batavia
Founder, Neya Systems
Martial Hebert
Peter Rander
Pioneer, Entrepreneur, Co-founder of Argo AI
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
Bruce Childers
David Kalson
National Group Leader, Dentons Venture Technology and Emerging Growth Companies Group
Marcel Bergerman
COO, Near Earth Autonomy
Stephen M. Muck
Co-Founder & Executive Chairman, Advanced Construction Robotics
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
Jenn Apicella
Interim Executive Director, Pittsburgh Robotics Network
Get Engaged
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.