Professionals in the City


Professionals in the City a socializing and networking organization based in Washington, DC, with branches in New York City, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Boston. PNC has more than 200,000 members and hosts more than 1,000 events a year.

Background and activities

Founded by Michael Karlan, an attorney formerly with Covington & Burling, PNC hosts events showcasing its host cities’ diverse offerings, including their nightlife, arts, cultural and sporting events, and unique neighborhoods.
Many of their events have a matchmaking focus, such as four-minute speed dating. Pros in the City also hosts various local dating coaches who give seminars on general principles of dating and attraction as well as specific topics such as body language.
In July 2009, Professionals in the City released a marketing video featuring its speed dating events, further emphasizing the group's increasing focus on singles.
In addition to the dating seminars, they offer many other self-improvement or educationally geared classes, including Spanish lessons, cooking for one, etc. as well as some that border on the risque such as cardio striptease and pole dancing.