Staci Offutt

Platform Manager

As Platform Manager of Innovation Works (IW), Staci Offutt supports the growth of software, hardware, and life-science startups throughout Southwestern Pennsylvania. She has a passion for creating authentic, innovative, and equitable opportunities that improve business operations, increase learning outcomes, and elevate the voices and ideas of others. Staci works closely with IW’s portfolio companies across various stages and sectors to help them leverage resources and mentors and build community to promote their growth and profitability.

Prior to overseeing the direction of IW’s Platform, Staci spearheaded Startable, IW’s youth entrepreneur program. As Program Manager of Startable, Staci leveraged strategic partnerships to quadruple program capacity and participation and quickly pivoted to a fully virtual program to continue supporting students virtually throughout the pandemic.

In addition to IW’s Platform, Staci manages IW’s AlphaLab Gear Artist Residency, and she is the Project Director for Fiberart International, a triennial exhibition that showcases global trends in contemporary art. She serves on the Board of Directors for Communitopia, a nonprofit organization whose purpose is to slow climate change and create healthier communities.

Staci has a BFA from West Virginia University and an MFA from Parsons, The New School.