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Brett Harvey

In addition, Harvey is a member of the following industry and civic organizations: American Coalition for Clean Coal Energy board member; Bituminous Coal Operators' Association (chairman 2006-present); Coal Industry Advisory Board of the International Energy Agency; National Coal Council; National Mining Association (chairman 2002-2004); The Conservation Fund; Virginia Coalfield Economic Development Authority; Waterways Council, Inc.; World Coal Institute (vice chairman 2001-2003); Allegheny Conference on Community Development Executive Committee; Boy Scouts of America National Executive Board and Boy Scouts of America Greater Pittsburgh Council (chairman 2003-2006); The Duquesne Club board of directors; Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Chairman's Council; and the University of Pittsburgh Board of Trustees.

Harvey began his business career in 1979 with Kaiser Steel Company at the Sunnyside Mine in Utah, and in 1984 he was elected vice president and general manager for Kaiser Coal of New Mexico.  In 1986 he joined Utah Power & Light Company.  Harvey was elected vice president-mining for PacifiCorp in 1990. He was named president and chief executive officer of Interwest in 1993, vice president of PacifiCorp Fuels in 1993, and president and chief executive officer of PacifiCorp Energy in 1995. He became president and chief executive officer of CONSOL Energy Inc. on January 1, 1998.

Ralph Baxter

Chairman & CEO Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliff LLC 

Ralph Baxter served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Orrick from 1990 through March 2013.  Under Mr. Baxter’s leadership, Orrick expanded, diversified and extended its geographic reach, transforming from a domestic firm with California origins to its position today as one of the world’s most prominent global law firms, with more than 1,100 lawyers in 25 offices across the United States, Europe and Asia.  Mr. Baxter also launched several transformative initiatives that more closely align Orrick with its clients, including non‑traditional talent and pricing models, distinguishing the firm as a bold innovator in the legal industry.

Charles Hageboeck

Mr. Hageboeck holds a doctorate in Economics from Indiana University and graduated with a BS in Economics from Butler University. He is married to Samantha, and they have four children. The oldest attends the US Merchant Marine Academy and the younger children attend public schools in Charleston.

Don Panoz

Set pins in Bowling Alley
Built cars and raced in three soap box derbies

Sold jewelry to fellow cadets in military school 
Army - stationed in Japan 
Sold exchange cars to GI's being discharged 
Founded Shrine Bowl - football event between 8,610 soldiers and Japanese College Allstars, proceeds to local orphanage

Jerry MacCleary

Gerald (Jerry) MacCleary is president of Bayer MaterialScience LLC (BMS) for the NAFTA region and serves as the senior representative for Bayer in Pittsburgh and the larger Allegheny County area communities.

MacCleary also leads the Polyurethanes business for the NAFTA region of BMS, a responsibility he has held since 2004.

João Vale de Almeida

Ambassador João Vale de Almeida is the Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the United States.  He presented his credentials to President Obama on August 10, 2010.

Prior to his appointment in Washington as the European Union's Ambassador, he served as the Director General for External Relations at the European Commission, the European Union's executive body. As the most senior official under the authority of the High Representative/Vice-President Baroness Ashton, he helped formulate and execute the EU's foreign policy and played a key role in preparing for the new European External Action Service (EEAS) introduced by the Treaty of Lisbon.

Nathan Savage

Nathan serves on Savage Companies Board of Directors and as Senior Vice President and Group Leader for the Oil & Gas Midstream Solutions Group.  Nathan joined Savage in 1995 and served in Operations, Finance, Business Development and most recently as Leader for the Corporate Development and Refinery Solutions Groups.  Before joining Savage, Nathan worked with a venture capital group as Operations Manager for a wireless telecommunications company.

William Foote

William C.  Foote is retired chairman and CEO of USG Corporation, based in Chicago.  Mr. Foote is a member of the board of Walgreen Co., Kohler Co. and a trustee of Williams College. 

USG Corporation is a multi-billion dollar manufacturer and distributor of high-performance building systems that serve the residential, non-residential, and repair and remodel construction markets. USG is the largest manufacturer of gypsum products in North America and largest distributor of wallboard in the United States.

Robert McMillan

Robert McMillian has been in business in West Virginia for 37 years, much of that time as a beer distributor in Martinsburg, West Virginia. A major business figure in West Virginia’s Eastern Panhandle, McMillan has been active in West Virginia’s business and educational arenas for much of those nearly four decades.

A native of Charleston, West Virginia, McMillan serves as president and CEO of Martinsburg-based Jefferson Distributing Company, a company he purchased in 1986. He earned his bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a MBA from Emory University.

Richard Pilnik

Richard Pilnik is Chairman of the Board of Diamedica, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the treatment of diabetes.

A native of Sao Paulo, Brazil, Pilnik’s 30-plus year career has been truly global in scope, holding various management positions in Brazil, Venezuela, the UK and U.S. He retired earlier this year from Quintiles Transnational, a global leader in outsourcing services to the pharmaceutical industry, where he had served for five years.