Donald Bonk is owner and principal of Good Future Innovation LLC, a community, economic and business development consultancy. His project clients include Carnegie Mellon University, as well government, foundation and private entities. He previously served as director of Strategic Business Connections at CMU and was a regional coordinator for the Commonwealth of PA International Trade Program at SAPDC. He has his B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania, and his master’s of public management, with a focus on economic development, from Carnegie Mellon University. Email: bonk@cmu.edu
Pittsburgh Tomorrow Podcast: Sean Luther, Executive Director of InnovatePGH
Donald Bonk interviews Sean Luther, executive director of InnovatePGH, as part of the Pittsburgh Tomorrow podcast series. The transcript is abridged and edited for clarity. View the episode archive here. Read Sean Luther’s full bio here. “Pitt and CMU have evolved to be extremely complementary. They physically overlap in this really unique urban environment. That …
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Pittsburgh Tomorrow Podcast: Audrey Russo, President and CEO of the Pittsburgh Technology Council
Donald Bonk interviews Audrey Russo, president and CEO of the Pittsburgh Technology Council, as part of the Pittsburgh Tomorrow podcast series. The transcript is abridged and edited for clarity. View the episode archive here. Read Audrey Russo’s full bio here. View her LinkedIn profile here. “It would be creating a culture of zero tolerance for …
Pittsburgh Tomorrow Podcast: Diamonte Walker, URA of Pittsburgh Deputy Executive Director
Donald Bonk interviews Diamonte Walker, deputy executive director of the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh, as part of the Pittsburgh Tomorrow podcast series. The transcript is abridged and edited for clarity. View the episode archive here. Read Diamonte Walker’s full bio here. “A lot of folks didn’t believe that Pittsburgh would become what it is. …
Pittsburgh Tomorrow Podcast: Aaron Watson, CEO of Piper Creative
We began recording the voices of Pittsburgh Tomorrow in January through early March as a new decade fueled excitement about the future of our community. We delayed publishing the interviews, however, during the pandemic shutdowns. Now, it is too soon to know how the virus, it’s economic aftermath and the recent protests and riots will …
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Pittsburgh Tomorrow Podcast: Michael McQuade, VP for Research at CMU
We began recording the voices of Pittsburgh Tomorrow in January through early March as a new decade fueled excitement about the future of our community. We delayed publishing the interviews, however, during the pandemic shutdowns. Now, it is too soon to know how the virus, it’s economic aftermath and the recent protests and riots will …
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