Petra Mitchell

Petra Mitchell is president and CEO of Catalyst Connection, a private, nonprofit economic development organization dedicated to helping manufacturers with management consulting and technical assistance, leading to business growth and job creation. Catalyst Connection is part of the NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) and the Industrial Resource Center (IRC) of Southwestern Pennsylvania, and Mitchell is its center director. Her experience in manufacturing operations, technology acceleration, and business development stretches back to 1988.