Chief Information Officer, Ultimate Medical Academy
Andy Rhodes has more than 30 years of experience in the technology industry. He is a builder of innovative, customer-obsessed teams that deliver results in high-growth, high-profile digital transformations. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Information Sciences from the University of Pittsburgh.
Professor, Department of Computer Science, School of Arts & Sciences, Clarkson University
Chuck Thorpe has served as Clarkson's Dean of Arts and Sciences, as well as senior vice president and provost. His undergraduate degree is a pre-med degree, a BA from North Park University, magna cum laude, in Natural Science. Chuck spent the bulk of his career with the Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Institute from 1979 to 2012, from Ph.D. student to Director of the Institute.
Chief Technologist, AWS and Site Reliability Engineering at EPAM Systems
Jamie Allen is a Pitt graduate from the class of 1993, where he studied Information Studies. He has had a distinguished career in engineering, including a role as Director of Engineering at Starbucks and a leader in Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) for Google.
President & CEO, The Forbes Fund
Fred Brown has been a climate justice trainer, environmental justice leader, policy analyst, adjunct professor, dean of students, teacher, coach, mentor, certified Juvenile Justice Judge’s trainer (TOT), certified conflict mediation and resolution trainer (TOT), master consultant, supervisor, director, and executive director of non-profit organizations since 1987.
Dean, Pitt School of Computing and Information
Also a professor of Computer Science, Bruce Childers previously served as Interim Dean, Senior Associate Dean of SCI, Special Assistant to the Provost for Data Science, and Chair of the Department of Information Culture and Data Stewardship. He graduated from the University of Virginia with a PhD (CS, 2000) and the College of William and Mary with a BS (CS, 1991).
Principal Cyber Security and Zero Trust Architect and Information Security Manager, Red River; Co-Founder & Captain, Odyssey Adventures
As a leader with a distinguished career of 20+ years of building, turning around, and elevating the effectiveness of organizations, policies, and programs, Robert Jordan now designs the complex web of mandated protections for all federal agencies against cyberattacks that will required by the federal government and more as the gold standard of network security.
Divisional Chief Information Officer at BNY Mellon
Mike Keslar is Chief Information Officer for Investment Services and Vice Chair of BNY Mellon Pennsylvania. He began his employment with Mellon in 1983 in the Wholesale Banking business. He has a BA from Saint Vincent College, where he studied Economics and Math, and holds an MBA from the University of Pittsburgh’s Katz School of Business.
President, TransFirm Consulting
Judy Katany has spent much of her career helping law firms align their accounting and finance responsibilities with cutting edge database management and optimization. She has experience serving on many boards and volunteer organizations. Judy holds a Project Management Professional (PMP) certification, as well as a long history of managing projects in law and technology.
Chief Executive Officer, The DragonFly Consulting Group, A Kingdom Sourced LLC
Debra D. King received her B. S. in Child Development/Child Care and Psychology from Pitt in 1983 and her M. S. in Information Science from Pitt in 1985. From January 2000 through February 2018, Debra served as the Americas Product Optimization Manager for ExxonMobil Refining and Supply.
University of Pittsburgh Trustee Emeritus, Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs, Chemistry Professor, and Dean of Students (ret). Retired executive from Hewlett Packard
Dr. Alfred Moyé is an Emeritus Trustee and served as a Special Trustee between 1997 and 2006. Dr. Moyé was Pitt’s first African American Vice Chancellor, and as Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs (1973-1977), he established the Founder’s Day Celebrations and reinstated the Honors Convocation. Dr. Moyé was also a Chemistry Professor (1968-1977) and Dean of Student Affairs (1972-1973).
CIO and President, Technology, Federated Hermes, Inc.
Jack Smith has over 27 years of experience in technology. Prior to his role at Federated, he was the Chief Information Officer for the Asset Management and Investments businesses at PNC Financial Services Group. He holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh, an MS in Engineering from Youngstown State University, and an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University.
Research Genealogist
Gerald H. "Jerry" Smith is a highly accomplished professional with a diverse background in both telecommunications and genealogy. He holds a B.S. in Mathematics and Computer Science from Allegheny College and an M.S. in Computer Science from Pitt. His career in telecommunications research and development included roles at Bell Telephone Laboratories, AT&T, Lucent, and Avaya. He also holds U.S. and international patents.
Chief Software Architect and Engineering Fellow, Raytheon Technologies Missiles and Defense
Joyce Tokar works in mission and safety critical, real-time, and embedded software systems. She leads a team to define, develop and implement hard-real time embedded systems.For 20 years, Tokar provided technical consultancy services on Open System/Software Architecture as president of Pyrrus Software, which she founded with her partner F. David Jones.