Chief Advancement Officer Whitney Museum of American Art | New York, New York Following a competitive national search, the Whitney Museum of American Art has appointed Karaugh Brown as the new chief advancement officer, effective August 26, 2024. As the chief advancement officer, Brown oversees the strategy, policy, and execution of the museum’s advancement department and partners closely with the director, senior staff, and board of trustees in leading the Whitney’s comprehensive fundraising efforts. Brown brings more than two decades of fundraising experience in arts and cultural institutions. Prior to the Whitney, Brown most recently served as the vice president of development and partnerships at World Monuments Fund (WMF) where she oversaw all aspects of fundraising at WMF's global headquarters in New York. She has also held positions at The Frick Collection, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, and the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, MA, where she was part of the team that opened the museum’s Renzo Piano-designed wing in 2012. Brown serves as co-chair of the Career Advancement Network for the Economic Empowerment Program at Sanctuary for Families; vice chair of the American Board of Ambassadors for An Taisce, the National Trust for Ireland; and is a volunteer guide for Achilles International. Brown holds a bachelor of arts in English and art history and a master of arts in art history from Boston University.Jack Gorman led this search with Liz Neustaedter, Bryce Ervin, and Ryan Cheung.
