Meet Mike

Meet Mike Embrescia

Mike Embrescia, 44, is a senior executive with one of the premier robotics companies in the U.S. and one of the first robotics companies founded in Pittsburgh, PA. Mike lives in Mt. Lebanon with his wife of 17 years and their two young daughters. He is very active in the community and serves on the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s Circles Board, Pittsburgh Robotics Network, and is a long-time member of the Pennsylvania Society, Phipps Conservatory, Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation and many others.

Mike Embrescia is running for re-election to the Allegheny County Council. He wants to ensure that the Citizens of Allegheny County are strongly represented. He will offer his strengths in business and operations when making important County decisions – and moreover, he wants to help restore a level of decorum to Council and our local politics.

He knows how to lead!

In 2020, Mike served as campaign manager for PA State Senator Devlin Robinson (37th District), where the team realized a come-from-behind victory to unseat an incumbent – from negative 17 points in the polls, to winning by 5 points!

From 2020-2022, Mike served as Chair of the Mt. Lebanon Republican Committee. The once powerful committee was reduced to a small group and lacked any committee infrastructure. Within 15 months, Mike and his team rebuilt the committee – and quickly re-energized the local constituency!

On the business front, Mike has also excelled at executive roles in commercial real estate, green building, and served as Executive Director for one of the largest commercial real estate trade associations in the US. He also founded his own tech startup – and knows firsthand the struggles of creating and operating a small business.

Mike was raised in Erie, PA, and graduated from McDowell High School. In 2002, he graduated from Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) and went on to achieve his Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) from Duquesne University. At Duquesne, he was one of the first graduates of Duquesne’s world-renowned graduate program, the MBA in Sustainability. Mike is a student of Sustainability – and he applies this mindset when leading organizations, and when making important decisions.