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The Pittsburgh Possibilities Sound ProjectJust what is Our Next 75?
A regionwide initiative on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Pittsburgh Renaissance to rededicate today’s and tomorrow’s leaders to the “Pittsburgh Values” of citizen leadership, commitment to community, and collaboration toward the next generation of regional transformation.
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.
We’re bringing together today’s and tomorrow’s citizen leaders from all 10 counties to talk about the challenges facing our region, to set priorities and to renew our commitment to get the job done. We’re asking you to join with us in a regionwide effort to think about our region’s Next 75.
- Jeff Broadhurst and Toni Murphy
75th Anniversary Steering Committee
Philips Jim Ambrose
Desmone Architects Neysha Arcelay
Precixa LLC Courtney A. Boone
Westinghouse Electric Company Eric Boughner
BNY Mellon Jeff Broadhurst
Eat'n Park Hospitality Group, Inc. Tacy M. Byham PhD
Development Dimensions International, Inc. Itha Cao
City of Pittsburgh Kenny Chen
Ascender Tracy J. DeCock
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Karen Wolk Feinstein PhD
Jewish Healthcare Foundation Caine Finnerty
WATT Fuel Cell Evan Frazier
Highmark Health Richard L. Fruehauf
United States Steel Corporation James Gibbs
MeterFeeder Josiah Gilliam
POISE Foundation Jason E. Hazlewood
Reed Smith LLP Christopher B. Howard PhD
Robert Morris University Michael Huwar
Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania, Inc. Paige Kassalen
Covestro LLC Kurt J. Lesker, IV
Kurt J. Lesker Company Dominique Luster
Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh Jeff Mallory
Duquesne University Erin McDowell
Range Resources Corporation Laurie R. Mizrahi
Mizrahi, Inc. Toni Murphy
Comcast Aradhna M. Oliphant
Leadership Pittsburgh, Inc. Arthur Pang
PPG Lindsay Powell
City of Pittsburgh Devesh Sharma PhD
Aquatech International Corporation Andréa Stanford
Allegheny County Melia Tourangeau
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Randy P. Vulakovich
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney Diamonte Walker
Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh Gina Winstead
Pittsburgh Technology Council
Past Events
Our Next 75 brought together collectively over 1,000 regional leaders to renew their commitment to the region. Thank you to all who joined us to make this initiative a success.
Our Next 75 Panel Discussion
August 26, 2019 Heinz History Center
With new opportunities beckoning and new challenges gathering, we partnered with the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette to assemble a distinguished panel of thought leaders and innovators to help shape Pittsburgh's conversation and its next economic conversion.
The panel included:
- Moderator: David Shribman
Executive Editor Emeritus, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Dr. Joylette Portlock
Executive Director, Sustainable Pittsburgh - Christopher Briem
Regional Economist, University of Pittsburgh's Center for Social and Urban Research - Mike Connelly
Editor, The Buffalo News - Farnam Jahanian
President, Carnegie Mellon University
Regional Visioning Workshops
A collection of leaders in southwestern Pennsylvania helped us understand the biggest challenges and opportunities the Pittsburgh region faces. Click here to view a photo gallery from the three events.
Washington, Fayette, Greene County Forum
May 6, 2019
Noahs Event Venue, Southpointe
2000 Town Center Boulevard
Canonsburg, PA 15317
Program: 3:00 PM
Reception: 4:30 PM
Westmoreland, Indiana, Armstrong County Forum
May 7, 2019
Westmoreland Museum of American Art
221 North Main Street
Greensburg, PA 15106
Program: 3:00 PM
Reception: 4:30 PM
Butler, Beaver, Lawrence County Forum
May 22, 2019
Noahs Event Venue, Cranberry
10020 Pendleton Way
Cranberry Township, PA 16066
Program: 3:00 PM
Reception: 4:30 PM
Our Next 75 Summit
As the culmination of three Regional Visioning Workshops, 1,000+ leaders from across our region joined us for a summit. Today’s and tomorrow’s leaders compared notes on what they’re doing to move the region forward, found ways to better align their efforts, and committed to working together on transformational regional projects to take the Pittsburgh region into the future.
If you're interested in learning more, check out the Summit page.