Why now?

2019 represents the 75th anniversary of a unique moment in the Pittsburgh region and nation’s history, a time during World War II when public and private sector leaders put down their differences and came together to make a better place.

Led by financier R.K. Mellon and Mayor David L. Lawrence of the City of Pittsburgh, these leaders identified the post-war challenges Pittsburgh had to overcome – smoky skies, polluted rivers and a decaying urban environment – and made no small plans. They worked together to make them a reality. Over the course of a generation, the smoke cleared, the rivers ran cleaner and the region became known as among the most livable in America

The Pittsburgh Values they adopted – citizen leadership, commitment to community and public-private partnership – have guided ever more diverse groups of leaders through bad times and good, from the collapse of the region’s industrial base in the 1980s to its emergence in the 21st century as a global leader in innovation in energy and the digital and life sciences.

Today, our region stands on the eve of a new decade and the next generation of transformation, the beginning of Our Next 75.

Who’s leading the effort?

Our Next 75 is an initiative of the Allegheny Conference on Community Development on the occasion of its 75th anniversary in 2019, made possible in part through the generous support of PEOPLES, HIGHMARK, and US STEEL.

Presenting Sponsors

Keynote Sponsor

Chairman’s Sponsor

Regional Visioning Sponsors

Block Party Sponsor

Gift Sponsor

Supporting Sponsors

• American Textile Co.
• Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC
• Carlow University
• Carnegie Mellon University
• Chevron
• Cleveland Brothers Equipment Company
• Columbia Gas
• DDI
• Dollar Bank
• Duquesne Light Company
• Federated Investors
• Giant Eagle, Inc.
• Hefren-Tillotson
• Howard Hanna Real Estate Services
• Jones Day
• Kraft Heinz
• Kurt J. Lesker Company
• Leadership Pittsburgh, Inc.
• M&J Wilkow, LTD
• MSA, The Safety Company
• Penn State Beaver, Penn State Greater Allegheny and Penn State New Kensington
• Philips
• PJ Dick – Trumbull – Lindy Paving
• PPG
• Premier Medical Associates
• Reed Smith LLP
• Schneider Downs & Co., Inc.
• University of Pittsburgh
• VisitPITTSBURGH
• Westinghouse Electric Company

Contributors

• Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation
• Jewish Healthcare Foundation
• Pittsburgh Technology Council
• Richard King Mellon Foundation
• The Buhl Foundation
• The Heinz Endowments
• The Hillman Foundation
• The Pittsburgh Foundation

Jeff Broadhurst, president and CEO of Eat’n Park Hospitality Group, and Toni Murphy, Regional Vice President of Comcast Business, are co-chairing a steering committee comprised of a diverse group of leaders from across southwestern Pennsylvania.

75th Anniversary Steering Committee