ATLANTA, June 29, 2023 — The High Museum of Art announced today the appointment of Dan Baldwin as the new chair of its board of directors. Baldwin succeeds Robin Howell, who began her tenure in 2019.
Baldwin is a longtime supporter of the High, having been on the Museum’s board for over a decade, during which time he has served on the executive and finance committees. He has also served on the Woodruff Arts Center’s governing board and investment committee.
“As a committed supporter of the Museum, Dan has long demonstrated his dedication to our mission and the importance of a thriving museum for Atlanta,” said Rand Suffolk, the High’s Nancy and Holcombe T. Green, Jr., director. “We are delighted to welcome him as the Board’s new chair and to work with him as we strive to become the Museum that Atlanta and our region deserves.”
Baldwin is CEO and managing partner of Baldwin Capital LLC, a family investment management firm and is also an independent director and head of the compensation committee at MAXEX, a digital mortgage exchange. In 1998, he founded Stanfield Capital Partners LLC, a specialized credit investment management firm, for which he served as CEO and managing partner until 2011. He also held leadership positions with Citicorp Investment Management, Chancellor Capital LGT Asset Management and First Pyramid Life Insurance Company.
“I am excited to serve the High in a capacity to help continue its high level of excellence and service to the community,” said Baldwin.
About the High Museum of Art
Located in the heart of Atlanta, the High Museum of Art connects with audiences from across the Southeast and around the world through its distinguished collection, dynamic schedule of special exhibitions and engaging community-focused programs. Housed within facilities designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architects Richard Meier and Renzo Piano, the High features a collection of more than 19,000 works of art, including an extensive anthology of 19th- and 20th-century American fine and decorative arts; major holdings of photography and folk and self-taught work, especially that of artists from the American South; burgeoning collections of modern and contemporary art, including paintings, sculpture, new media and design; a growing collection of African art, with work dating from prehistory through the present; and significant holdings of European paintings and works on paper. The High is dedicated to reflecting the diversity of its communities and offering a variety of exhibitions and educational programs that engage visitors with the world of art, the lives of artists and the creative process. For more information about the High, visit www.high.org.
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