Brady Lum became the High Museum of Art’s Deputy Director in February 2019. Since joining, Lum has been responsible for planning, implementing, managing, and controlling the Museum’s operational and financial activities.
From 1993 to 2008, Lum held various leadership positions with The Coca-Cola Company, fostering organizational success through innovative marketing, business development, community engagement, franchise management, and strategic planning in regional, national, and global roles. In 2008, Lum became the president and chief operating officer of Special Olympics International in Washington, DC, where he led all functions and operations of two hundred fifty associates across seven regions and aligned the organization behind its first-ever, movement-wide global strategic plan. Lum returned to The Coca-Cola Company in 2014 as the senior vice president and general manager of Coca-Cola/Keurig Ventures North America, where he led cross-functional teams across two public companies in the areas of marketing, communications, sales, and research and development.
Lum earned a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Arts with Honors in government and foreign affairs from the University of Virginia. Most recently, he earned two master’s certificates from the Berklee College of Music in guitar performance and music theory.