In this senior leadership role, Kennedy will lead the way in building support for A.R.T.’s mission of expanding the boundaries of theater.
Following a national search in partnership with Lindauer, A.R.T. has announced the appointment of Eileen Kennedy as Chief Development Officer.
Kennedy will join A.R.T. from George Mason University, where she serves as Associate Vice President of Development, Central and Units. In this role, Kennedy oversees university life, athletics, libraries, visual/performing arts, annual giving, parent and family philanthropy, and planned giving.
She previously served as the University’s Director of Development for the Hylton Performing Arts Center, where she led the team that successfully completed the capital campaign to build the Educational and Rehearsal wing at the Hylton Center in 2020.
Kennedy will serve on A.R.T.’s senior leadership team and will manage a development team charged with increasing annual contributed support beyond $6 million to meet operational needs and leading the building campaign for the new David E. and Stacey L. Goel Center for Creativity & Performance on Harvard’s campus in Allston, which will be the future home of A.R.T.
Eileen Kennedy was appointed in September 2024. The search was led by Lindauer Senior Executive Vice President Libby Roberts and Senior Consultant Josh Maker.