William R. Newlin, Chairman of the Newlin Investment Company, has made many contributions to the Pittsburgh business and entrepreneurial community.
Twice named as one of “The 100 Most Influential Lawyers in America”, he served as chairman and chief executive officer of Buchanan Ingersoll for nearly 25 years, where he was a pioneer in providing legal and business counsel to the region’s technology start-up companies. He was a founding director of the Pittsburgh Technology Council; a co-founder of the CEO Venture Funds, which were among Pittsburgh’s first native venture capital funds for developing technology companies; and a co-founder of the Pittsburgh Biomedical Development Corporation, Pittsburgh’s first pre-seed fund for life sciences companies.
In addition, he has served as chairman of the board of directors of Kennametal, Inc. and executive vice president and chief administrative officer of Dick’s Sporting Goods, as well as a director of such companies as Plextronics, Etcetera Edutainment, Calgon Carbon and Black Box Corporation.
Bill received this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award from the Pittsburgh Venture Capital Association.