Pittsburgh Host Committee
See you in the city where champions are born, see you in Pittsburgh on April 23-25, 2026!
Executive Committee
The Honorable Josh Shapiro
Governor
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Sara Innamorato
County Executive
Allegheny County
The Honorable Ed Gainey
Mayor
City of Pittsburgh
Art Rooney II
President
Pittsburgh Steelers
William Demchak
CEO
PNC Bank
Jerad Bachar
President & CEO
VisitPITTSBURGH
Executive Committee Designees
Laura Sohinki
Southwest Regional Director,
Office of Governor Josh Shapiro
Grant Gittlen
Chief of Staff to the Allegheny County Executive
Allegheny County
Jake Pawlak
Deputy Mayor & Director, Office of Management and Budget
City of Pittsburgh
Zeke Rediker
Senior Counsel
PNC Financial Services Group
Committee Members
Representative Aerion Abney
Representative
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Barãta Bey
Chamber President
African American Chamber of Commerce
Mel Blount
Alumni
Steeler Representative
Jordan Botta
Executive Director
3 Rivers Business Alliance
Melanie Marie Boyer
Executive Director
Pittsburgh Metropolitan Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Dr. Quintin Bullock
President
Community College of Allegheny County
Christina Cassotis
CEO
Allegheny County Airport Authority
Candi Castleberry
Vice President, Inclusive Experiences & Technology
Amazon
Senator Jay Costa
Senator
Pennsylvania Senate
Bill Cowher
CBS Sports
Leslie Davis
President & CEO
UPMC
William Demchak
President & CEO
The PNC Financial Services Group
J. Christopher Donahue
President & CEO
Federated Hermes, Inc.
Senator Wayne Fontana
Senator
Pennsylvania Senate
Joan Gabel, J.D.
Chancellor
University of Pittsburgh
Maggie Hardy
CEO
84 Lumber
David Holmberg
President & CEO
Highmark Health
Perry Ivery
President
Greater Pittsburgh Hotel Association
Farnam Jahanian, Ph.D
President
Carnegie Mellon University
Katharine Eagan Kelleman
CEO
Port Authority of Allegheny County
Darrin Kelly
President
Allegheny-Fayette Central Labor Council
Omar Khan
General Manager
Pittsburgh Steelers
Monica Malik
Vice President, Public Affairs of Western Pennsylvania
Citizens
David Malone
Chairman & CEO
Gateway Financial Group
Representative Dan Miller
Representative
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Sabrina Saunders Mosby
President & Chief Executive Officer
Vibrant Pittsburgh
Stefani Pashman
Chief Executive Officer
Allegheny Conference on Community Development
Sam Reiman
Director
Richard King Mellon Foundation
Senator Devlin Robinson
Senator
Pennsylvania Senate
Jim Rohr
Former Chairman & CEO
The PNC Financial Services Group
Izzy Rudolph
President & CEO
McKnight Realty Partners
Rick Siger
Secretary
PA Department of Community & Economic Development
Ed Stack
Executive Chairman
DICK'S Sporting Goods
John Valentine
Executive Director
Downtown Neighbors Alliance
Guillermo Velazquez
Executive Director
Pittsburgh Hispanic Development Corporation
Jeremy Waldrup
President & CEO
Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership
Aaron Waller
Executive Director
Sports & Exhibition Authority
Senator Kim Ward
Senator
Pennsylvania Senate