Hellene Runtagh

Professional Bio

Hellene retired as president and chief executive officer of the Berwind Group, a pharmaceutical services, industrial manufacturing, and real estate company. Earlier in her career, she served as executive vice president for Universal Studios and president and CEO of General Electric Information Services. She is a board member for the National Park Trust and has served on a variety of other boards. As a student at Penn State, Hellene was a member of the Kappa Delta sorority and the Penn State choir. In 2001, she was named as one of Penn State’s distinguished alumni, and she now serves on the executive board of the Society for Distinguished Alumni. A generous Liberal Arts benefactor, Hellene has used her philanthropy to support undergraduate and graduate students as well as several other college funds and initiatives.