The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation has announced that Lori Dimun has been named as the new Senior Program Director, Arts and Culture.
Currently the President and CEO of the Harris Theater for Music and Dance, Dimun brings both artistic and administrative experience to her new role. Among her duties will be to provide grantmaking leadership, manage budget planning, and spearhead philanthropic endeavors.
With assets of over $450 million, the Driehaus Foundation is one of Chicago’s leading philanthropic organizations, funding various arts and media projects.
“I am pleased to join the Driehaus Foundation as Senior Program Director, Arts and Culture; a shift in vantage point for me, and a deliberate one, to support an organization that invests in the business of the arts—the infrastructure and capacity that allow creative groups to do their best work,” says Dimon in a press release. “Everything I have learned from the Harris community, including the realities of sustaining a nonprofit arts organization, the complexity of reaching and serving audiences, and the urgency of this moment for our sector, I carry with me, along with deep empathy for what these organizations face every day. I am excited to work alongside the Driehaus Foundation team to help strengthen the conditions that enable Chicago’s cultural ecosystem to flourish, innovate, and remain a vital force in the life of this city.”