Lauren DeDomenic
InvestorPartner Engagement Manager at Innovation Works
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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About
Lauren DeDomenic is Partner Engagement Manager at Innovation Works, where she recruits early-stage startups from Pittsburgh and surrounding rural communities into the organization's programs and investment opportunities. She leads the design and delivery of Innovation Works' flagship programs, including UpPrize, AI/Robotics Venture Day, and AlphaLab Demo Day, while overseeing the organization's rural engagement strategy. Previously, she held roles as Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Partnerships in the Office of Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato and as a Community Affairs Specialist at Highmark Health, focusing on workforce development and social impact initiatives.
Experience
- getWITit - PittsburghBoard Membercurrent2026 — presentPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
- Innovation WorksPartner Engagement Managercurrent2025 — present
- VisitPITTSBURGHBoard Member2024 — 2025Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
- Allegheny CountyDeputy Chief of Staff of Strategic Partnerships, Office of Allegheny County Executive Innamorato2024 — 2025Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
- Highmark HealthCommunity Affairs Specialist2021 — 2024Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
- Northside Leadership ConferenceAllegheny General Hospital Partnership Coordinator2018 — 2021Greater Pittsburgh Region
- EyetiqueFrame Stylist2017 — 2018Greater Pittsburgh Region
- Uncover Squirrel HillBusiness Development Manager2017Pittsburgh, Pa
- Northside Leadership ConferenceProject Assistant - Real Estate Development2015 — 2017Greater Pittsburgh Region
- ADPAccount Executive2016Greater Pittsburgh Region
- University of PittsburghStudent Fundraising Representative2014 — 2015Greater Pittsburgh Region
- University of PittsburghStudent2011 — 2015
- University of PittsburghMedia Assistant - Visual Media Workshop2012 — 2013Greater Pittsburgh Region
- Community Technical Assistance CenterSurveyor2013 — 2014Greater Pittsburgh Region
- National Institutes of HealthLab Intern2010 — 2011Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- U.S. House of RepresentativesCongressional Intern2009 — 2010Washington DC-Baltimore Area
Skills & more
Design ThinkingBusiness StrategyAnalytical SkillsGeographic Information Systems (GIS)Strategic PlanningUrban PlanningArchitectural DesignDonor RelationsEvent ManagementProject CoordinationCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)Leadership Development
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Colleagues at Innovation Works
Aaron Tainter
Director of Accelerator Programs at Innovation Works
Andrew Katon
Electromechanical Engineer at Innovation Works
Bob Starzynski
Chief Business Development Officer and Treasurer at Innovation Works
Brian Dougherty
Electrical Prototyping Engineer at Innovation Works
Candice Lutz
Accountant at Innovation Works
Carl Daley
Board Member at Innovation Works
Cindy Franc
Program Assistant – Startable, Communications and Human Resources at Innovation Works
David K. Roger
Board Member at Innovation Works
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Lauren DeDomenic?
- Lauren DeDomenic is Partner Engagement Manager at Innovation Works, where she recruits early-stage startups from Pittsburgh and surrounding rural communities into the organization's programs and investment opportunities. She leads the design and delivery of Innovation Works' flagship programs, including UpPrize, AI/Robotics Venture Day, and AlphaLab Demo Day, while overseeing the organization's rural engagement strategy. Previously, she held roles as Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Partnerships in the Office of Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato and as a Community Affairs Specialist at Highmark Health, focusing on workforce development and social impact initiatives.
- Where does Lauren DeDomenic work?
- Lauren DeDomenic is Partner Engagement Manager at Innovation Works.
- Where did Lauren DeDomenic go to school?
- Lauren DeDomenic studied at University of Pittsburgh Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business (Executive MBA); Carnegie Mellon University - Tepper School of Business (The Advanced Leadership Institute Certificate, Executive Leadership Program); University of Pittsburgh (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Architectural Studies (Preservation Track) and Urban Studies (Urban Planning)).
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Also attended Carnegie Mellon University - Tepper School of Business100
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Also attended University of Pittsburgh126
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Also attended The Madeira School8
Jennifer SchretterGeneral Partner - Secondaries at PROOFLindsey KlaffChief of Staff at Mainsail PartnersBridget DuruVice President at Rethink EducationReena PandePartner, Executive Search at Oxeon PartnersFrancesca de Quesada CoveyHead of Early-Stage Investments at TheVentureCityMonica ShenAssociate at HGGC
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Shared employers
Also worked at ADP66
Brian BrackeenGeneral Partner at Lightship CapitalSamantha MartinezBrand Associate at CAVU Consumer PartnersPaul MelchiorreOperating Partner at StripesMcKenna PaulsonDirector, Marketing & Administrative Operations at RRE VenturesEric BregandOperational Partner at Astanor VenturesNathan HarrisChief Operating Officer at Aura Group
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Also worked at National Institutes of Health93
Jun JeonInvestor at Khosla VenturesUri LopatinInvestor at Khosla VenturesMax ColbertPhysician-Entrepreneur at Medical Excellence CapitalLeela SrinivasanCEO, Parity at Bull City Venture PartnersVictoria GraceFounding partner of Colle Capital Partners, an opportunistic early-stage technology venture fundAshok SrinivasanChief Science Advisor at AIF
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