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
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