Cathy Leff Email & Phone Number

An accomplished institutional director with a wealth of experience in Miami's community and cultural affairs, Cathy Leff recently served as the director of The Wolfsonian at Florida International University and currently serves as a senior fellow at the University. In that role, she provides advice during its leadership transition.Cathy Leff spent more than 15 years as the director of The Wolfsonian, overseeing a staff of 60 employees, an active research, exhibitions, and publications program, and was responsible for an annual operating budget totaling approximately $5 million. She played a key role in transitioning what began as a private collection into a world acclaimed cultural and intellectual resource, building the institution's reputation and helping advance the role of academic and urban museums. In addition to strategic planning, programmatic planning, management, and fundraising, Ms. Leff served as a leader and spokesperson on the local, national, and international levels and worked closely with outside organizations and professional colleagues to establish long-term relationships to benefit the museum and the field.

Listed skills include Strategic Planning, Fiscal Management, Fundraising, Oversight, and 1 others.

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  The Wolfsonian

  Jul 1997 - Apr 2014 - Miami, Fl

  Executive responsible for the day-to-day operations and long-term strategic planning of a state-of-the-art museum and research center with a collection of more 150,000 decorative and design art objects, architectural elements, rare books, and archives, chronicling the period 1885 to 1945, and focusing on the persuasive power of art and design. Directed a professional staff of 55, ensuring compliance with professional and university standards and practices.

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  Harvard University, Graduate School Of Business

  Strategic Leadership In Non-Profit Management