Board of Directors

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  • Global HR Leader, Author of The Catalyst Effect, and Professor at Butler University

  • International development leader and cultural patron with World Bank advisory experience in Cambodia, supporting women-led and cultural initiatives, and stewardship of the EG Conference.

  • Senior banking leader with experience in banking, operations, and client advisory services.

  • Veteran performing arts executive who has led symphony orchestras nationwide and co-founded a music and technology venture with The Juilliard School.

Board of Advisors

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  • Former Chairman and CEO of Panera Brands, global business leader focused on growth, culture, and leadership.


  • Co-Founder and CTO of Visionary Solutions, Inc., longtime technology innovator and arts leader with board-level experience at premier cultural institutions.


  • Arts and education leader and President of Maine College of Art & Design, former Executive Director of Silkroad, with deep experience building institutions, advancing arts education, and leading global cultural organizations.


  • Former Program Director for Arts and Culture at The Mellon Foundation, founding Executive Director of Carolina Performing Arts at UNC–Chapel Hill, and current Entrepreneur-in-Residence at the Yale Ventures Cultural Innovation Lab.

  • Nationally recognized arts presenter and former Executive Director of UC Santa Barbara Arts & Lectures, widely regarded as a leader in the performing arts field.


  • One of India’s topmost creative communications experts, founder of Sideways Consulting, which specializes in advertising, branding, marketing, and more.  

  • Internationally respected arts executive, Vice Provost for the Arts at Duke University, and former President of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

  • Venture capital leader and Managing Partner at ASV, focused on early-stage growth and regional innovation ecosystems.

  • Cultural leader and philanthropist in the Greater Boston area, founder of Pucker Gallery, dedicated to the ceramics of Benedictine monk Brother Thomas.

  • Executive Director of the Arts and Business Council of Greater Boston and former Executive Director of the Volunteer Lawyer’s Association of Massachusetts with extensive experience in legal support for artists, arts organizations, and nonprofits. 

  • Serial life sciences entrepreneur and board leader with a track record of founding and scaling innovative companies, combining deep scientific expertise with entrepreneurial vision.

  • Physician and Vice Chair of Laboratory Medicine at UCSF, and a lifelong practitioner and advocate of Indian classical arts.