Meet Lindsay!

Passionate about social justice initiatives and addressing inequality, Lindsay Powell has been a dedicated advocate and community servant for all of her life.

She is the Director of Workforce Strategies for InnovatePGH focused on creating employment opportunities for underrepresented technologists in the Pittsburgh tech ecosystem. She previously worked at the City of Pittsburgh for five years as the Assistant Chief of Staff overseeing legislation and policy for city departments. During her tenure at the city, some of the programs Lindsay oversaw include the creation of the first citywide digital equity initiative, the expansion of the summer free meal program during the pandemic and the implementation of Avenues of Hope initiative that revitalizes city main streets with small business activation. .

Lindsay has also worked at the federal level for progressive officials like US Senator Chuck Schumer and Representative Hakeem Jeffries. She is also a proud recipient of a Fulbright Scholarship that took her to Malaysia to teach English in rural high schools.

Lindsay is an alumna of the Pittsburgh Chapter of the New Leaders Council and a Board Member of NeighborWorksSWPA, YWCA of Greater Pittsburgh and the Urban Redevelopment Authority. 

Lindsay received a Bachelor of Arts from Wheaton College in Sociology and a Master's of Science in Public Policy Management from Carnegie Mellon University Heinz College where she won the Otto A. Davis Award that recognizes graduate’s commitments to racial and social justice.  Lindsay resides in Lawrenceville with her beloved dog, Willow.