Mike Zula, Executive Director
Mike Zula is the Executive Director of the Partnership to Advance Responsible Technology (PART), where he leads the organization's work advancing responsible technology practices, AI literacy, and public policy engagement across the region. Mike spent four years leading PART's education programs before stepping into the Executive Director role.
Mike received his J.D. from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law and his B.A. in Philosophy and Justice, Law, and Values from The Pennsylvania State University. While at Pitt Law, Mike served as President of the Student Bar Association, was a recipient of the Dean's Scholarship, and worked as a research assistant to Professor Michael Madison (Governing Knowledge Commons) and Professor Ann Sinsheimer (Resilience and Adaptive Mindset). His academic work focused on emerging technology, intellectual property, innovative problem-solving, and global citizenship.
Mike is a proud and active member in the Pittsburgh community, with past leadership roles including Stonewall Kickball Pittsburgh and for Penn State's Blue-White Ball. He is also a longtime indoor cycling and group fitness instructor. Under his leadership, PART is building on the education and public policy foundation he helped establish, with an expanded focus on both fronts going forward.
zula@responsibletech.ai
Lance Lindauer, Executive Director, Emeritus
Lance Lindauer is an entrepreneur and business strategy, operations, and public policy consultant with experience in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors--notably in finance, life sciences, and national security policy. Prior to PART, Lance served as Director of Operations for the National Defense Research Institute at the RAND Corporation. In addition to his Executive Director responsibilities at PART, Lance works with RAND’s inaugural Director of Innovation Architecture on business operations, and is an Adjunct Professor of Intelligence Analysis at La Roche College, amongst other consulting endeavors. He has a B.S. in Economics and International Business from WV Wesleyan College; an MBA in International Economics from WV Wesleyan College; and a Masters in Public and International Affairs from the University of Pittsburgh's Graduate School of Public and International Affairs (GSPIA), where he was a U.S. Department of Education Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellow.
lance@responsibletech.ai
Grace Evans
Grace Evans is a student at the College of William & Mary, pursuing a B.A. in International Relations with a concentration in Latin American studies, and a minor in Data Science. Born in Pittsburgh and raised between its suburbs and Amsterdam, she developed profound interests in foreign policy, language, and economic development. While in high school, she applied these interests by developing a program to facilitate cross-cultural connections between Pittsburgh and Kenyan students, as well as her work for Urban Impact, a community-based non-profit, and Metz Lewis, a local law firm. At William & Mary, she continues to foster these interests through her membership in the International Relations Club and Alexander Hamilton Society. Grace graduated from Quaker Valley High School and hopes to continue giving back to the Pittsburgh community through her work as an intern for PART, focusing on digital marketing, solution-driven research, and curriculum development.