Senior Fellows
Meet our distinguished Senior Fellows. This exclusive cadre of luminaries are united by a common purpose: to propel the transformative mission of improving personal and public health through art, artmaking, and creative expression. Their collective commitment to leveraging the arts for healing has created a ripple effect, touching lives and fostering wellbeing on a global scale.
Renée Fleming
Highly regarded American soprano; Recipient of the National Medal of Arts; Winner of five Grammy Awards, and tireless arts advocate
Edward Hirsch, PhD
President of the Guggenheim Foundation, and MacArthur Award-winning poet
Julianne Holt-Lunstad, PhD
Professor of psychology and neuroscience and director of the Social Connection & Health Lab at Brigham Young University
Charles Marmar, MD
Chairman, Department of Psychiatry NYU Langone Medical Center, Director PTSD Research Program
Lisa Marsh Ryerson
University Provost and President-elect, SNHU; past President AARP Foundation
Mike Paseornek
Independent film producer and former President of Productions at Lions Gate FilmsÂ
David Shulkin
Healthcare entrepreneur; former CEO of Beth Israel Medical Center; former Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Michelle Williams, SM, ScD
Professor of Epidemiology and former Dean of the Faculty, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
John Zweig
Chairman at Neuro-Insight and former Group CEO of WPP, the largest marketing services company in the world
Robbie McCauley
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Our Supporters
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Our Board
Read about our Board members who inform our strategic vision and increase our capacity to improve health and wellbeing.