As a member of the Innovation team and Manager of Convenings & Networks, Bethany Martin-Breen works with staff, grantees and international partners to develop and curate an annual calendar of programs and events that serve to foster innovation, build new networks, and advance the Foundation’s mission and goals.
Before joining the Innovation team, Ms. Martin-Breen was in charge of building and implementing new strategic partnerships to enhance the international reach of the Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center and attract leading artists, practitioners and scholars to its programs. Prior to that, while on the Strategic Insights and Research team at the Foundation, she conducted research surveys to identify and scope new opportunities for the Foundation including major initiatives to reduce food losses and food waste in the United States and Sub-Saharan Africa.
Ms. Martin-Breen holds a master’s degree in Art History and Archaeology from the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University, and a second master’s degree in Library and Information Science from the Palmer School at Long Island University.