Mary W Murrin

Mary's career mirrors Western PA’s economic evolution following the decline of the steel and manufacturing industries. She grew up in the east End of Pittsburgh and, after graduating from Brown University, started her career as a public affairs intern at Alcoa and then joined Westinghouse Electric as communications advisor, supporting nuclear energy, radioactive waste remediation, and Department of Defense contracts. Following the divestiture of Westinghouse, she spent nearly 20 years leading communications, investor relations, and business development for five startups out of Carnegie Mellon University developing internet search, telecom, and online education software. At the height of the region’s Marcellus and Utica shale exploration and production in 2014, Mary joined Chevron as the social investment lead and engaged the Claude Worthington Benedum and Grable Foundations, the Allegheny Conference, and RAND, to establish the Appalachia Partnership Initiative focused on growing a skilled energy and manufacturing workforce in Western PA and WV. In 2018, Ms. Murrin relocated to Houston to lead Chevron’s social investment in Harris County, Texas, and then joined Chevron’s Technical Center as corporate affairs advisor. Throughout her career Mary has been an active community advocate for building opportunity for all. She is a former elected Democratic Committeewoman for the 14th Ward Allegheny County and currently serves on the Board of Fred Rogers Productions and the Emeritus Board of Quantum Theatre. She previously was co-chair of Remake Learning and held Board seats at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Mentoring Partnership of Southwestern Pennsylvania, Houston Community College Foundation, and the National Girls Collaborative Project.