Chair of the board of the Federal Reserve Bank in Cleveland to discuss career

The chair of the board of the Federal Reserve Bank in Cleveland will discuss her career path when the Finance Speaker Series returns to Penn State Behrend on April 15.

Dawne Hickton, who is also the president and founding partner for Cumberland Highstreet Partners in Sewickley, will deliver her presentation at 6 p.m. in room 001 of the Jack Burke Research and Economic Development Center, 5101 Jordan Road. The program is free and open to the public, and free parking will be available in the deck located behind Burke Center, off Technology Drive.

Hickton, who has been a member of the board of directors for the Federal Reserve Bank in Cleveland since 2012, will discuss her career and offer her perspective as a former CEO of a global aerospace, energy and medical metal supply chain company, RTI International Metals. She also will touch on diversity and inclusion initiatives in her industry while detailing the steps she took to become a CEO.

The Finance Speaker Series is an outreach program of the Black School of Business at Penn State Behrend. For more information about the event, contact Greg Filbeck, director of the Black School of Business, at mgf11@psu.edu or call 814-898-6107.