Speaker Biographies

David M. Shribman - Lawyers & Accountants Annual Reception 1/24/2019

David M. Shribman became Executive Editor of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on February 3, 2003. He came to Pittsburgh from The Boston Globe where he was Assistant Managing Editor, Columnist and Washington Bureau Chief.

He graduated summa cum laude from Dartmouth College with a degree in histo…

Lior Raz - Chai in the Hub, 2019

Lior Raz is the lead actor and co-creator of the critically acclaimed Netflix drama series, Fauda (Arabic for “chaos”). The series was created by Raz and Avi Issacharoff and is based on their real-life experiences serving in the Israeli Defense Force’s special forces unit.

The Israel…

Senior Judge Mark L. Wolf, Young Lawyers Event

Senior Judge Mark L. Wolf was appointed to the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts in 1985, served as its Chief Judge from 2006 through 2012, and is now a Senior Judge. He has previously served as a member of the Judicial Conference of the United States and Chair o…

United States District Judge Patti B. Saris, Young Lawyers Event

United States District Judge Patti B. Saris became Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts on January 1, 2013. She was Chair of the United States Sentencing Commission in Washington, DC from January, 2011 to January, 2017.

Judge Saris is a graduate …

Neil Exter, Partner, Third Rock Ventures - Health Professions Breakfast

Neil Exter, Partner, Third Rock Ventures, joined Third Rock Ventures in 2007 and has more than 20 years of business development and strategic experience across the spectrum of newly emerging and established biotechnology companies.

Prior to joining Third Rock, Neil was Chief Business Offi…