Festival Dedication

Key Private Bank Market Leader and Senior Vice President for the Eastern Ohio, Western Pennsylvania, and Cleveland Family Wealth Markets.

Lucia (Fierro) Pileggi, daughter of Nicola and Agnesa (Cornacchione) Fierro was born in Canton, Ohio. Her father, Nicola, at age 19, immigrated to America from Fossalto, Campobasso, Italy with his father, Adamo, to build a better life for his family so he could bring them over too. Her mother Agnesa, also from Fossalto, Campobasso, Italy arrived in America with her mother and siblings in 1958 to join her father, Giovanni and her brother who also came to America earlier to build a better life. Nicola and Agnesa met through paesani and were married in 1961. Lucia is the oldest of four children (John, Michael, and Rosanna). Some of the valuable lessons learned by their example were: family is first, work hard, education is very important, be proud of your Italian heritage but remember that you are a citizen of America, and the only thing you will take with you is your name, so be a good person. 

Taking in all that sage advice, Lucia earned her Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration and Finance from The Ohio State University. Something her dad observed and shared with her when she left for college was that American children who go away to college never come back home to work. She promised him that she was going to get the best education and would come back to Canton. Which she did. Lucia began her career at Key Bank as a management trainee. She began working in branch management roles and then moved to wealth management with roles of increasing responsibility to where she is today as the only leader in Key Private Bank nationally who leads three Wealth Management teams. Lucia and her teams are focused on delivering comprehensive wealth management solutions to help individuals, families, business owners and institutions grow and protect their wealth, and leave a legacy. She leads over thirty credentialed professionals whose expertise include investment management, financial planning, trust and estate planning, risk mitigation, family office services, and charitable gifting. 

Giving back to the community has always been a priority for Lucia. She has served on the following boards: Stark County Italian American Festival Foundation, United Way of Stark County, United Way of Summit and Medina Counties, Akron Chamber of Commerce, Akron Roundtable, Arts in Stark, and the Stark/Wayne American Heart Association where she was the Inaugural Chair of Go Red for Women as well as chaired their 2011 Gala. She is a Sustaining member of the Junior League of Stark County, member of Leadership Stark County’s 26th class, United Fossaltese Club, and many other organizations. In 2014, she was inducted into the YWCA Women’s Hall of Fame for her business accomplishments. In 2017, she was recognized by Leadership Stark County as one of their Top 30 Graduates, and in 2018 she led the Stark County United Way campaign raising over $5.9mm to combat childhood poverty. She has been a member of Little Flower Catholic Parish for over 40 years. 

Lucia’s most important priority and what she is most proud of in her life is her family. She has been married for 35 years to her best friend, Joe Pileggi, who has always encouraged and supported her in her career and volunteer activities. They have two married children: Sofia Pileggi & Valentino Aloise and Andrew & Amber Pileggi. Lucia and Joe are Nonni to two granddaughters: Vittoria Aloise and Lauren Pileggi.