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Session Three Presenter's Bio

Chris Brussalis is President and CEO of The Hill Group, Inc., a management consulting firm specializing in strategy and operations. The firm serves major corporations and governments around the world. Chris is also Adjunct Professor of Management and Policy at the Heinz School of Policy and Management, Carnegie Mellon University. Chris is very active in professional, civic, and community issues. He is active or on the board of organizations such as CONTACT Pittsburgh, Rotary International, Timothy Alden Council of Allegheny College, Eberly College of Business at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh Urban Magnet Project, and Pittsburgh Young Professionals to name a few. He is also Vice President of the Institute of Management Consultants for Western Pennsylvania and is active in regional economic development. Chris was recently selected by the Secretary of the Air Force as one of 100 distinguished American leaders to attend the forty-seventh annual National Security Forum at the Air War College at Maxwell Air Force Base. He was also chosen by the Pittsburgh Business Times as one of its region's top 20 "Changemakers." Chris holds a Bachelor of Science from Allegheny College, Meadville, Pennsylvania. He also holds a Master of Arts in public and business administration from the University of Illinois where he also studied for his Doctor of Philosophy in regional planning and economics.