Pittsburgh Smart 50 Awards
Since 2014, the Pittsburgh Smart 50 Awards recognize the top executives of the 50 smartest companies in the Greater Pittsburgh region for their ability to effectively build and lead successful organizations. All 50 winners will be honored at a special celebration, and three organizations will receive specialty awards for their achievements in three category areas – innovation, impact and sustainability.
The Smart 50 Awards currently takes place in the cities of Cleveland, Columbus and Pittsburgh.
Eligible Smart 50 nominees must be a top executive of an organization with a physical office in the Greater Pittsburgh region. Specialty award winners will be recognized for Innovation, Impact and Sustainability.
Pittsburgh Smart 50 Awards • Wednesday, November 29, 2023
Presented by: Smart Business
The Westin Pittsburgh • 11:30 A.M. - 1:30 P.M. (NEW TIME!)
Congratulations to the Class of 2023!
Joe Altieri
FlexScreen
Dimitrios Apostolopoulos
ProtoInnovations, LLC
Jenn Beer
Leadership Pittsburgh Inc.
Charlie Bitzer
ABARTA Coca-Cola Beverages
Nisha Blackwell
Knotzland
Mike Blehar
Fort Pitt Capital Group
Andy Bradigan
Bradigan’s Incorporated
Mario Cafaro
Management Science Associates
Christina Cassotis
Pittsburgh International Airport
John Chamberlin
YaJagoff Media, LLC
Jennifer England
412 Food Rescue
John Erkert
IPEG Industrial Group |
Piovan North America LLC
J.D. Ewing
COE Distributing
Sreekar Gadde
BlueTree Venture Capital
Douglas Gebhard
RareMed Solutions
Jeffrey Gilmore
Beemac Inc.
Jordan Golin
Jewish Family and Community Services of Pittsburgh (JFCS)
John Graf
Priory Hospitality Group
Anil Gupta
Gupta Permold Corp
dba diamondLife
Amy Hancock
Advantage Home Health and Hospice/AdvantageCare Rehab
Dena Haritos Tsamitis
Carnegie Mellon University
David Heckler
Comfort Supply, Inc.
Teresa Huber
Intervala, LLC
Jason Jedlinski
WQED
Justine Kasznica
Keystone Space Collaborative
Roy Kern
Equipment Corporation of America
Kristy Knichel
Knichel Logistics
Dustin Kuhlman, P.E.
Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc.
Jeremiah Leiter
Acoustic Research Systems
Thomas Longenecker
Commonwealth Charter Academy (CCA)
Randal Lutz
Baldwin-Whitehall School District
John Lydon
Auberle
Laura Maines
Every Child, Inc.
Matt Mastarone
TTG Imaging Solutions
Charlie McIlvaine
Nexus Energy Services, LLC
Tom Michael
Larrimor’s
Jessica Minkus
Bookminders
Mark Nicklas
Nicklas Supply/Splash
Nadyli Nuñez
Ascender
Mona Pappafava-Ray
General Carbide Corporation
William C. Polacek
JWF Industries
Ven Raju
InnovationWorks; Riverfront Ventures LLC
Jason Riley
Tickets for Kids
Dr. Ariella Samson
Humane Animal Rescue
of Pittsburgh
Matthew P. Sasko
Regal Industrial Corporation
Benjamin Shelton
Argo Navis Technologies
Scott Simmons
ScareHouse/Undead Productions LLC
Robert Stein
University of Pittsburgh Institute for Entrepreneurial Excellence
Nicholas Subich
YTS Wealth Management
Nick Zapf, CPC, QPA
Dunbar, Bender & Zapf
VIEW PAST SMART 50 AWARDS COVERAGE:
The 2022 Pittsburgh Smart 50 Awards was held on November 1, 2022 at The Duquesne Club.
The 2021 Pittsburgh Smart 50 Awards was a Virtual Conference held on November 18, 2021.
The 2020 Pittsburgh Smart 50 Awards was a Virtual Conference held on November 19, 2020.
Take a look back at the 2019 Pittsburgh Smart 50 Awards held on November 20, 2019, at The Fairmont Pittsburgh.
Click here to view the entire photo album on our Facebook page. CLICK HERE to view the 2019 Pittsburgh Honorees!
Take a look back at the 2018 Pittsburgh Smart 50 Awards held on November 29, 2018, at The Fairmont Pittsburgh.
Click here to view the entire photo album on our Facebook page. CLICK HERE to view the 2018 Pittsburgh Honorees!