Sharon Place

Fund and Program Development for Pittsburgh Gateways Corporation and PGI Inc., President of Connected Learning Academy, Development Consultant for the Clemente Museum, and Development Consultant for Koresh Dance Company. Board Member of the Fleisher Art Memorial. Sharon has material experience in both nonprofit fundraising and management. At Pittsburgh Gateways she is responsible for grant writing and development for multiple initiatives and incubator client selection and management. Previously to her work in the non-profit sector Sharon spent almost 20 years on Wall Street. She began her financial career on the International Trading Desk at JPMorgan, and built a successful Institutional Sales Trading desk from the ground up during her 14 year tenure at INTL FCStone. Sharon holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Dance from Bucknell University.