When you partner with Aspen Leadership Group, you get access to an unparalleled network of current and emerging arts and cultural leaders, developed through hundreds of executive searches and thousands of hours of career counseling. You benefit from search consultants with professional experience in organizations and roles like yours, who more deeply understand your challenges and needs, and who are known and trusted career advisors.
Many of the best candidates aren’t looking, but they return our calls.
Please contact us for assistance with all your search and talent advisory needs, including executive coaching as well as searches for:
- Chief Executive Officers (CEOs), Executive Directors, and Presidents
- Chief Development Officers, Major Gift Officers, and Fundraising Team members
- Chief Operating, Financial, Marketing, and Human Resource Officers
- General Counsel and Legal positions
- Facilities, Architecture, and Real Estate Development positions
- Board Chairs
- Interim CEOs and Chief Development Officers

Strategic Thought Partnership for CEOs, EDs, and Chief Development Officers
You can tap our expertise through strategic thought partnership, in which we provide a confidential sounding board and executive coaching to senior leaders. This includes positioning your organization for greater success in fundraising—our consultants have led campaigns ranging from $5 million to $5 billion.
You can access our leader-to-leader, peer-to-peer expertise through all search engagements or as a separate service.
Our Arts & Culture Practice Team

ANNE JOHNSON
Managing Director & Practice Lead, Arts and Culture
Former Director of Development, San Francisco Symphony

CHRISTOPHER WINGERT
Managing Director &
Senior Consultant
Board Member, Sitar Arts Center, and Music Director, Helen Hayes Awards

RON SCHILLER
Founding Partner &
Managing Director
Former Vice President for Advacement, New England Conservatory of Music

PATRICK KEY
Managing Director &
Senior Consultant
Former Chief Development Officer, Theatreworks USA

TONYA MALIK-CARSON
Principal & Search Director
Former Executive Director of Development, Visual & Performing Arts Programs, Colorado State University

FRANK BYRNE
Associate &
Executive Coach
Former Executive Director, Kansas City Symphony
Empowering the Arts Through Strategy and Search
Aspen Leadership Group consultants have completed hundreds of searches for arts and cultural organizations, placing CEOs, Executive Directors, Chief Development Officers, Chief Artistic Planning Officers, COOs, CFOs, Artistic Directors, and more. Our consultants have experience serving as board chairs, board members, consultants, and C-suite leaders in arts organizations nationwide and globally.
Past Placements in Arts Leadership Include:

President & CEO

President & CEO

President & CEO and Chief Development Officer

President & CEO and Vice President of Development

President & CEO and Chief Development Officer

President & CEO

Director of Development

Chief Development Officer, VP for Development and Campaign Planning, and Senior Director of Special Events

Director of Development

Executive Director and Director of Development

Executive Director

President & CEO

Assistant General Manager

Vice President for Artistic Administration

Executive Director

Board Chair and Board Member

