Christopher Rouser is Regional Vice President of Human Resources for Comcast’s Keystone Region, which comprises western, central and northeastern Pennsylvania, eastern Ohio, northern West Virginia and the Maryland panhandle.

In this episode, Rouser talks about leading a team that manages Comcast’s employee experience, talent strategy, critical human resource processes, wellness, motivation, engagement and development.

With more than 20 years of telecommunications industry experience, Rouser joined Comcast in 2013 as Director, Talent Acquisition & Management for the Company’s Western New England Region. He has also served as Senior Director, Human Resources for Comcast’s Freedom Region and Senior Director, Human Resources, for the Company’s Northeast Division.

"I try to live my life with purpose and intention, which often includes seeking to improve the lives of others, and the idea of coming to a region that is guided by this as a north star is exciting,” said Rouser.  “As our organization evolves, our continued focus on talent engagement will serve as a positive differentiator. I'm passionate about employee development and welcome the opportunity to continue to engage in this work in the Keystone Region."

Rouser holds an MBA from Towson University and earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Baltimore.  He will relocate to Pittsburgh.

TechVibe talks to the dedicated volunteers at the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank about what inspires them to help out and ensure that nobody goes hungry in our community.

TechVibe talks to Brian Gulish, Head of Marketing at the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank, about its new branding campaign that just launched this summer. See how it brings the food bank closer to the communities it serves.

TechVibe talks to David Carrico, Director of IT at the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank, to learn more about the latest technologies being deployed to ensure everyone has access to food in the Pittsburgh region.

The Huntington National Bank TechVibe Neighborhood Tour (TNT) is back! We will visit the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank in Duquesne. We're talking to Lisa Scales about the amazing work of its staff and fearless volunteers to ensure people do not go hungry. Learn about their on-going expansion to provide more services and some of the technologies deployed to meet the community needs.

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TechVibe is moving to Sundays at 6 a.m. on 100.1 FM/AM 1020 KDKA starting September 5.

Digital Dream Labs links hands-on learning with digital games to teach children how to think.

The TechVibe Neighborhood Tour stopped by Digital Dream Labs' new offices in East Liberty to talk with CEO Jacob Hanchar and CTO Grant Olson to learn more about the company, its products and future.

Digital Dream Labs is the leading provider of hands-on educational technology for children ages 4 to 9. The company’s products satisfy the need for engaging, language- and system-agnostic designs that allow pre-readers to interface with both on-screen environments and other devices such as educational robots, smart speakers and other smart devices.

Attorneys Derrick Maultsby and Curtis Wadsworth of Jackson Kelly stop by TechVibe to give us all of the reasons why they love working with Pittsburgh's tech startup community.

Derrick and Curtis care deeply about our ecosystem and have made it easy for startups to access necessary legal services that can help ensure their current and future success.

Cybersecurity is an ever-changing topic with new threats and challenges always rearing their nasty heads. Seiso will update us on current trends and remind us of the best practices to be safe.

Programming Note!

TechVibe is moving to Sundays at 6 a.m. on 100.1 FM/AM 1020 KDKA starting September 5.

Connecting to high quality health care can be as simple as sending a text message! 

Listen to the next episode of the Highmark & Allegheny Health Network’s Health Care Reinvented Podcast Series to learn how patients and doctors are able to communicate via secure mobile text messaging. 

Join Benjamin Edelshain, MD , Vice President, Clinical Engagement & Digital Innovation, and Lindsey Knight , Director Marketing Strategy, CRM & Member Engagement at Highmark Health to get the whole story on how this unique platform is building better patient-doctor connections for healthier outcomes. 

The platform was deployed at the height of COVID-19, immediately proving its effectiveness in a world where people could not easily meet with their doctors. Now it's part of an ever-growing ecosystem of engagement tools to ensure access to care. 

D. Raja, founder of CEI, is one of Pittsburgh's most prolific tech entrepreneurs. He is also the man behind the Pittsburgh Polo Club. Learn more about what sparked his interest in the creating the Polo Club. Plus he has a special offer for Tech Council Members.

The Pittsburgh Polo Club (PPC) would like to invite Tech Council members to the Polo Match on August 28th! Tech Council members get free admission and a special VIP reception for the Tech Council's members prior to the game!  Use code: PTC 2021 for complementary admission and tailgating! https://www.pittsburghpoloclub.com/

Pittsburgh Polo Club is located on a 325 acres property that is about 30 minutes drive from downtown Pittsburgh. We offer an outdoor arena program for beginners through professional polo players. This state of the art arena has a superb soft footing for your horse and provides confidence to beginner players as well as a challenge for experienced players who want to incorporate more strategy into his or her game. Families and friends are always welcome to watch and learn.

Market intelligence company CivicScience, along with key strategic partners, today announced the launch of a new media and advertising company, aimed at revolutionizing digital marketing in a privacy-centric future.

The startup will be seeded with an initial investment of $15 million and run by accomplished industry leaders. The new venture is supported by strategic investors including Thomas Tull, founder of Legendary Entertainment, Jeff Wilke, former CEO of Worldwide Consumer at Amazon, and The NPD Group.

The new company will be headed by Doug Lauretano as CEO. A 20-year veteran of media and technology, he brings a breadth of experience from Fortune, CNN, WSJ Digital Network, and, most recently, Media.net, where he led efforts to launch and build a new business as SVP & GM.

CivicScience CEO John Dick gives us the whole story of how the new company (with a placeholder name of "NewCo") is incredibly well positioned because of CivicScience's scale and the "responsibly-farmed" way it collects data to power a new era of ethical, privacy-first digital advertising.

Built on CivicScience's fast-growing, industry-leading market intelligence platform, the new company will leverage first-party, privacy-compliant data from over 100 million survey respondents and relationships with hundreds of leading digital publishers and Fortune 500 advertisers who use the CivicScience platform. As privacy regulations and the elimination of third-party cookies accelerate, the company is uniquely positioned to deliver ethical, consumer-friendly advertising on the open web.