Mariko Silver

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ABOUT MARIKO SILVER

I am proud to serve New York and the global arts community as President and CEO of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. I previously held the same role at the Henry Luce Foundation and was President of Bennington College. At the Luce Foundation, I led the creation of new initiatives supporting Democracy, Ethics, and Public Trust and Asian American Voices, prioritized funding exhibitions of and by American artists of color in art museums across the country, and more than doubled the foundation’s funding commitment to Indigenous communities. As President of Bennington College, I secured the largest endowment gift in its history, welcomed its biggest and most diverse classes, and forged lasting partnerships with some of the world’s premier arts and cultural institutions. Additionally, I worked closely with local community members and elected officials on the successful effort to redevelop the town of Bennington’s major commercial crossroads. During the Obama administration, I served for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security as Acting Assistant Secretary and Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Policy. I also served for Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano as the Policy Advisor for Economic Development, Innovation, and Higher Education. Prior to my government service, I contributed to the transformation and expansion of Arizona State University, leading teams in economic development policy and metrics, science, technology and innovation policy, state K-12 and higher education policy, sustainability science, and global health. I am an elected fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and of the National Academy of Public Administration—and I serve on the boards of the Council on Foreign Relations and the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art.