Founding Leadership
Founded and led by executives with deep experience in technology, collaborative innovation and regional economic development.
William (Pat) Getty
CO-FOUNDER
A co-founder of I2M, William P. (Pat) Getty is the retired President of the Benedum Foundation. The Benedum Foundation serves West Virginia and southwestern Pennsylvania. He is a member of the implementation committee of the Tri-State Shale Coalition. Mr. Getty serves on the Boards of The West Virginia High Technology Foundation and Vibrant Pittsburgh, which seeks to attract, retain, and elevate skilled and diverse talent to the region. Mr. Getty is a graduate of Trinity College and Georgetown University Law School.
Thomas Esselman
CO-FOUNDER
A co-founder of I2M, Dr. Esselman has worked in the energy industry and academia. He is a Principal in LPI, Inc., an engineering consulting company. Dr. Esselman was a Lecturer at Harvard University and co-developed and taught “Innovation in Engineering and Science”. He was Chairman of the Case Western Reserve Great Lakes Energy Institute Advisory Board and formed the Tri-State University Energy (TrUE) Alliance. Dr. Esselman has a Ph.D. in Engineering from Case and an M.B.A. from the University of Pittsburgh.
Michael Docherty
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Michael Docherty brings valuable experience from his roles as an entrepreneur, senior corporate executive, and venture capital investor. This includes deep experience building and leading industry-focused collaboration initiatives across industrial manufacturing, technology and health sectors. He is the author of the book, Collective Disruption: How Corporations and Startups Can Co-create Transformative New Businesses. Docherty has an MBA from Northwestern University (Kellogg) and BS Engineering degree from Drexel University.
Board of Directors
William (Pat) Getty
BOARD PRESIDENT
Thomas Esselman
BOARD VP, TREASURER
Morgan O’Brien
BOARD MEMBER
From 2010-2020, Morgan O’Brien was president and chief executive officer of Peoples Natural Gas Company LLC and Peoples TWP, utilities serving approximately 700,000 customers in southwestern Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Kentucky. Prior to Peoples Natural Gas, O’Brien served as President and CEO of Duquesne Light Holdings from 2001 to 2010. Prior to his tenure at Duquesne, he served in various management positions at PNC Bank and major accounting firms. O’Brien earned a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and master’s degree in Taxation from Robert Morris University.
Richard DiClaudio
BOARD MEMBER
Richard DiClaudio is CEO of the Bedford Funds and CEO of The Energy Innovation Center Institute. Mr. DiClaudio began his career at the Hillman Company, where he rose to lead the Hillman Energy Group. In 2004, DiClaudio co-founded an energy-focused private equity fund in Houston, investing in energy and related technology. More recently, Rich has been President and CEO of the Energy Innovation Center Institute (EICI), a Pittsburgh based 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Among his awards and honors, he was awarded the Pittsburgh CEO of the year in 2018, Pittsburgh top 100 most influential people in 2020.
Strategic Advisory Council
IN-2-Market’s advisors are a passionate and experienced group of senior executives who believe in our vision and the generational opportunity for the Tri-State Region. They provide important guidance in our strategic direction, as well as supporting key introductions to senior executives at corporations that could benefit from engagement with us.
Dianne Anderson
(Cleveland, OH) Past Executive Director, Great Lakes Energy Institute at Case Western University. Prior executive with BP.
Joe Eddy
(Wheeling, WV) CEO of Enhanced Technologies LLC. Previously CEO of Eagle Manufacturing (now Justrite). Deep background in energy and manufacturing.
Petra Mitchell
(Pittsburgh, PA) President & CEO of Catalyst Connection, non-profit firm that serves regional small manufacturers.
Chester (Chip) Babst
(Pittsburgh, PA) Managing Shareholder, Babst Calland. Specialties in Environmental, Energy and Resources sectors.
E. Gordon Gee
(Morgantown, WV) Currently serving his second term as President of West Virginia University, with a three decades long career leading universities.
Morgan O’Brien
(Pittsburgh, PA) Strategic Advisory Council Chair. Previously CEO Peoples Gas; prior CEO Duquesne Light Co. Prior positions with PNC.
Rebecca Bagley
(Pittsburgh, PA) CEO of Cannex Scientific. Was Vice Chancellor Econ. Partnerships (Univ. of Pitt); earlier led NorTech in Cleveland.
Jerry MacCleary
(Pittsburgh, PA) Retired CEO of Covestro LLC, the North American headquarters of Covestro. Prior to that President (NAFTA) for Bayer Material Science.
Scott Rotruck
(Pittsburgh, PA) Senior Account Executive, Orion Strategies. Prior to that, regional lead for Chesapeake Energy.