September 27-29, 2023 | Pittsburgh, PA
2023 Summit Dates Announced!
September 27-29, 2023
Pittsburgh, PA
Executive Committee

Meryl Kirshner Ainsman
Executive Director and Trustee, Philip Chosky Foundation
Meryl Kirshner Ainsman is the business manager of the law firm of Ainsman Levine, LLC, and the Executive Director and Trustee of the Philip Chosky Foundation.

Catherine Augustine
Director, RAND Pittsburgh Office
Dr. Catherine Augustine is a senior policy researcher and the Director of the RAND Pittsburgh Office.

Jared Cohon
University Professor and President Emeritus, Carnegie Mellon University
Jared L. Cohon is the President Emeritus at Carnegie Mellon University and a University Professor in the Departments of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Engineering and Public Policy.


Jeff Finkelstein
ex officio
Director, Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh
Jeff Finkelstein has served as President/CEO of the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh since 2004. He is President of JPRO, a graduate of Leadership Pittsburgh and the Wexner Heritage Program, a past Chair of the Large City Executives Group of JFNA, and a board member of the Jewish Healthcare Foundation.

Saleem Ghubril
Director, The Pittsburgh Promise
Saleem Ghubril is the Executive Director of The Pittsburgh Promise and a passionate advocate for the City of Pittsburgh.

Kenneth Gormley
President and Professor of Law, Duquesne University
Ken Gormley is the 13th president of Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, where he previously served as professor of law before being named dean of the Duquesne University School of Law.

Timothy Lewis
Counsel, Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis
Timothy K. Lewis, a former federal appeals court judge, is the co-chair of Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis’s Alternative Dispute Resolution Practice Group and serves as a mediator, arbitrator, settlement counselor, and trial and appellate practitioner.

Wasiullah Mohamed
Senior Policy Officer, The Pittsburgh Foundation
Wasiullah (Wasi) Mohamed served as the Director of the Islamic Center of Pittsburgh (ICP) Food Pantry for two years, and was selected to be ICP’s Executive Director in 2015.

Mark NordenBerg
ex officio
Co-Chair, Eradicate Hate Global Summit; Chancellor Emeritus and Chair of the Institute of Politics, University of Pittsburgh
Mark Nordenberg joined the University of Pittsburgh School of Law faculty in 1977 and earned a reputation for outstanding teaching and impact in his field.

Michele Rosenthal
Steering Committee, Eradicate Hate Global Summit; Principal, Michele Rosenthal Consulting
Michele Rosenthal is the principal in Michele Rosenthal Consulting, a consulting firm representing local public figures, including Brett Keisel.

David Shapira
Chairman, Beacon and Shapira Foundations
A Pittsburgh native with an undergraduate degree from Oberlin College and a Master’s Degree in Economics from Stanford University, Mr. Shapira joined Giant Eagle in 1970, a company founded by his grandfather with four others. Named president and CEO in 1980 and Chairman of the Giant Eagle Board of Directors in 1992, David led the company during its peak years of growth and transformation.

Herb Shear
Board Member, The Pittsburgh Foundation, Chairman, Shear Family Office (SFO), Chairman, G2.0
Herb Shear joined the board of The Pittsburgh Foundation in 2021. He serves as chairman of the Shear Family Office (SFO) and G2.0. The SFO manages the Shear Family Foundation and the Shear Family Investments. G2.0 is a company focused on the reverse logistics supply chain. Shear was formerly the executive chairman and CEO of GENCO, which he successfully grew from a $300,000 business to a $1.6 billion company that was sold in 2014 to FedEx.