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James Abruzzo

serves as Executive Vice President and Managing Director, Nonprofit Practice, at DHR International. He has over 25 years of experience as a consultant to nonprofit organizations. Mr. Abruzzo is also Co-Director and Co-Founder of The Center for Nonprofit and Philanthropic Leadership at Rutgers Business School. He lectures frequently at major business schools in the U.S. and abroad.

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Leadership at the Metropolitan Opera

“An account’s nightmare” 2015-05-26

Peter Gelb is General Manager of the Metropolitan Opera, one of the worlds largest and most complex arts organizations. Since his inauguration in 2006, he launched a number of new projects to attract new and younger audiences. But the debts are still growing and as the Met is the most lavish privately financed opera house in the world, the opinion of the wealth and patronaging older opera lovers play an important role when it comes to management decisions.

» “An account’s nightmare”

Cultural leadership

Creating the company culture 2014-06-13

A healthy culture aligned with ethical values is what distinguishes the great arts institutions. But what does the sustainability of an arts organization depend on? In which way are different stakeholders affected and what does the leaders role look like?

» Creating the company culture