Jamie Bennett
Jamie Bennett [he/him] works at the intersections of nonprofits, philanthropy, and the public sector with arts, culture, and comprehensive community development, across rural, suburban, Tribal, and urban geographies.
For seven years, Jamie was the Executive Director of ArtPlace America, a ten-year, $150 million philanthropic collaborative that invested in artists working as allies in equitable community development.
Jamie has also served as interim President and CEO of United States Artists; and worked as a Chief of Staff at the National Endowment for the Arts in President Obama’s administration, at the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in Mayor Bloomberg’s administration, and to the President of Columbia University.
Jamie provided strategic counsel to the Agnes Gund Foundation and worked in fundraising at the New York Philharmonic and at Columbia University.
Jamie is on the board of directors for the David Rockefeller Fund, the emeritus board of the HERE Arts Center, and advisory councils for the Make Music Alliance and The Heritage Center (Itówapi Owápazo) of the Red Cloud Indian School in Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota.
Jamie lives, works, worships, and plays in both Brooklyn, NY and Toronto, ON and has been sober since 2009.