Excellence, Integrity + Impact Arts + Culture Insight, Diversity, Leadership Our Experience Isaacson, Miller partners with arts and culture organizations whose missions celebrate creativity, innovation, education, public service, and audience engagement and share our commitment to diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion. Our engagement with arts and cultural organizations is broad and encompassing. Our ReachWe support schools of arts and design, visual and performing arts organizations, museums, presenting organizations, botanical gardens, aquariums, zoos, and associations and funders that advance and support the arts. Our Clients Our clients are deeply committed to serving their communities; their work fosters creative expression, discovery, activism, insight, and social change. They are challenged to fulfill complex and expanding missions with finite human, physical, and financial resources. PartnershipWe support our clients in their searches for leaders who will meet these challenges by drawing on our deep networks, our understanding of the skills and qualities that are necessary to lead, and our commitment to a meticulous, collaborative, and inclusive process. Experience + Dedication Evidence of Impact 2X AICAD Presidents of Color Our practice has more than doubled the number of presidents of color across member schools of the Association of Independent Colleges of Art + Design. 62% Women Placements In 2022, 62% of our Arts + Culture practice's placements identified as women. 33% POC Placements In 2022, 33% of our Arts + Culture practice's placements were people of color. 40+ Years of Experience + Results For more than 40 years, we have developed and tested our understanding of the characteristics that define strong, visionary, inclusive, and effective leaders required to guide our clients into the future. Outstanding Leaders Our Latest Results View All American Swedish Institute Molly Steenson, Phd named President and CEO of the American Swedish Institute. Read More University of North Carolina School of the Arts B. Afeni McNeely Cobham, PhD named Associate Vice Chancellor & Vice Provost for Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging. Read More Society of Architectural Historians Ben Thomas, PhD named Executive Director of the Society of Architectural Historians. Read More Carnegie Mellon University, College of Fine Arts Robert Ramirez named Head of the School of Drama. Read More Harlem School of the Arts James C. Horton named President of the Harlem School of the Arts, The Herb Alpert Center. Read More Detroit Symphony Orchestra Erik Rönmark named President and Chief Executive Officer of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Read More Stanford University Deborah Cullinan named Vice President of the Arts at Stanford University. Read More Rhode Island School of Design Crystal Williams named President of RISD. Read More Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Christina Shutt named Executive Director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. Read More Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Eric Pryor named President of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Read More Kansas City Art Institute Ruki Neuhold-Ravikumar named President of the Kansas City Art Institute. Read More Brooklyn Museum Kimberly Panicek “KP” Trueblood named President & Chief Operating Officer of Brooklyn Museum. Read More Weisman Art Museum Alejandra Peña-Gutierrez named Director of the Weisman Art Museum at the University of Minnesota. Read More Yale University, School of Art Dr. Kymberly Pinder named Dean of the School of Art at Yale University. Read More The Juilliard School David Serkin Ludwig named Dean and Director of the Music Division at The Juilliard School. Read More Previous Next How to think differently Insights Keep Your Purpose at the Center IM Partner Jackie Mildner and Ryan Leichenauer, Managing Associate, connect with Juliette Bianco, incoming director of the Weatherspoon Art Museum at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Listen to the full conversation here. We were very happy with how thoughtful and helpful your colleagues were in the process. We're also delighted with the choice. Zeynep Kezer | IM Client Search Committee Member | Society of Architectural Historians Next Previous Lead the Future Open Searches View All Managing Director Arts + Culture McCarter Theatre Center See Details Chief Financial Officer Arts + Culture Chautauqua Institution See Details President Arts + Culture | Philanthropy Advocates of a Latino Museum of Cultural and Visual Arts & Archive Complex in Houston, Harris County (ALMAAHH) See Details President and Executive Director Arts + Culture | Conservation + Environment Wave Hill See Details Executive Director Arts + Culture | Higher Education Boston Conservatory at Berklee See Details Dean Arts + Culture | Higher Education Columbia College Chicago, School of Media Arts See Details President Arts + Culture | Higher Education School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) See Details Director, Cameron Park Zoo Arts + Culture | Conservation + Environment Cameron Park Zoo, City of Waco See Details Chief Advancement Officer Advancement + Fundraising | Arts + Culture Spoleto Festival USA See Details
American Swedish Institute Molly Steenson, Phd named President and CEO of the American Swedish Institute. Read More
University of North Carolina School of the Arts B. Afeni McNeely Cobham, PhD named Associate Vice Chancellor & Vice Provost for Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging. Read More
Society of Architectural Historians Ben Thomas, PhD named Executive Director of the Society of Architectural Historians. Read More
Carnegie Mellon University, College of Fine Arts Robert Ramirez named Head of the School of Drama. Read More
Harlem School of the Arts James C. Horton named President of the Harlem School of the Arts, The Herb Alpert Center. Read More
Detroit Symphony Orchestra Erik Rönmark named President and Chief Executive Officer of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Read More
Stanford University Deborah Cullinan named Vice President of the Arts at Stanford University. Read More
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Christina Shutt named Executive Director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. Read More
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Eric Pryor named President of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Read More
Kansas City Art Institute Ruki Neuhold-Ravikumar named President of the Kansas City Art Institute. Read More
Brooklyn Museum Kimberly Panicek “KP” Trueblood named President & Chief Operating Officer of Brooklyn Museum. Read More
Weisman Art Museum Alejandra Peña-Gutierrez named Director of the Weisman Art Museum at the University of Minnesota. Read More
Yale University, School of Art Dr. Kymberly Pinder named Dean of the School of Art at Yale University. Read More
The Juilliard School David Serkin Ludwig named Dean and Director of the Music Division at The Juilliard School. Read More
President Arts + Culture | Philanthropy Advocates of a Latino Museum of Cultural and Visual Arts & Archive Complex in Houston, Harris County (ALMAAHH) See Details
President Arts + Culture | Higher Education School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) See Details
Director, Cameron Park Zoo Arts + Culture | Conservation + Environment Cameron Park Zoo, City of Waco See Details
Chief Advancement Officer Advancement + Fundraising | Arts + Culture Spoleto Festival USA See Details
