Event

VAA Career Conversations: Risk Management with Berenice Sarafzadeh

Join Berenice Fernandez Sarafzadeh, Chief Operating Officer of the Rauschenberg Foundation, as she explores what "risk" truly means in the cultural sector and whether it can ever be fully managed.
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Berenice Fernandez Sarafzadeh, Chief Operating Officer of the Rauschenberg Foundation, will explore what "risk" truly means in the cultural sector and whether it can ever be fully managed. Drawing on her extensive leadership background—including high-level administrative and financial roles at the Yale Center for British Art and the Shelburne Museum—Berenice will unpack the complexities of fiscal stewardship, daily operations, and strategic risk management in modern arts administration.

Join the Visual Arts Administration community for Career Conversations featuring program alumni and leaders in the field of visual arts administration! Career Conversations serves as an interactive forum for VAA students to explore possible postgraduate paths and begin building their professional network.

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