Bobbi Watt Geer, Ph.D., is president & CEO of United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania and has had a more than 35-year career in the nonprofit sector. Bobbi served in a variety of leadership positions within United Way, including senior vice president of Administration, and CEO of the former United Way of Westmoreland County. She also served as the president of The Community Foundation of Westmoreland County. Earlier in her career she held several other nonprofit fundraising and program management positions.
Bobbi taught courses in nonprofit management and leadership at St. Vincent College and Robert Morris University. She currently serves on the United Way Worldwide Network Advisory Council, a leadership body serving the entire network of more than 1,000 United Ways globally. She is a member of the International Women’s Forum, Pittsburgh, and serves on the Human Services Policy Committee for the University of Pittsburgh’s Institute of Politics.
Bobbi earned a doctoral degree in public administration and public policy from the University of Pittsburgh’s Graduate School of Public and International Affairs and her master’s degree in nonprofit management from Robert Morris University, as well as a Bachelor of Arts degree in communication from the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown.