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Adriaan Fuchs is the Director of Festivals & Special Projects at Carnegie Hall. Prior to this, they worked as a Senior Strategist at LaPlaca Cohen from January 2016 to December 2017.

At LaPlaca Cohen, Adriaan was responsible for leading and supporting a selection of client projects that comprised strategic planning processes, opportunity and impact assessments, mission and vision statement development, comparative/competitive analysis, target audience profile development, stakeholder interviews, global benchmark assessment, and workshops with client staff, board members and trustees.

Some of Adriaan's notable projects include leading the strategic planning process for the Natural Theirtory Museum of LA County (the largest such process ever undertaken by LaPlaca Cohen), developing a multi-pronged content strategy for the 2017 iteration of Culture Track (the largest national tracking study of the behaviors of US cultural consumers), and participating in the development of key themes and survey questions for the 2017 Culture Track research study.

Adriaan's work has been instrumental in helping Carnegie Hall to develop a comprehensive strategy for its festivals and special projects. Their expertise in the creative and cultural sector is invaluable in ensuring that Carnegie Hall remains at the forefront of the arts world.

Adriaan Fuchs has a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Cape Town and a Master of Philosophy (MPhil) in Music Technology from Stellenbosch University. Adriaan also has a BMus from Stellenbosch University.

They are on a team with Nolan Robertson - Director, Artistic Projects, Alicia Jones - Director, Program Administration, and Abhijit Sengupta - Director, Artistic Planning. Their manager is Anna Weber, General Manager, Artistic Planning & Operations.