ROBERT M. FRANKEL

Robert Frankel is the former Vice Chairman of HILB, Rogal and Hamilton Company of Pittsburgh, Inc and former President of and Principal of The Frankel Company, a regional insurance brokerage firm from 1950-1989.

Frankel is incredibly active in the Pittsburgh arts and cultural scene, currently serving as a member of the following boards: Arts Education Collaborative, Allegheny Regional Asset District, Carnegie Institute, City Theatre Company, National Foundation for Jewish Culture and the Three Rivers Arts Festival. In the past, Frankel served as an officer or trustee at the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, Contemporary Arts Stabilization Trust, Presbyterian University Hospital , Montefiore Hospital Association, United Jewish Federation of Pittsburgh, Arts and Crafts Center, Rodef Shalom Congregation, Jewish Healthcare Foundation, Concordia Club, and the School of Advanced Jewish Studies .

Frankel has been the recipient of several awards including the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts “Cultural Leadership Award” in 2003, the “Outstanding Volunteer Fundraiser” award by Western Pennsylvania Chapter, National Society of Fundraising Executives in 1995, and the CNG/WQED “Volunteer in the Arts” award in 1988. The “Robert M. Frankel Award for Leadership in the Arts” at City Theatre Company is named for him.