Rebecca Taylor FRSA is a strategist, educator, researcher, and writer, with more than two decades of experience in the arts & culture sector, including leadership roles at MoMA PS1 and The Museum of Modern Art, New York (MoMA); The J. Paul Getty Trust; The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA); and beyond.

She advises clients — including museums, galleries, art fairs and luxury brands— on major strategic issues facing their organisations during these challenging times. Utilizing her deep understanding and expertise, Rebecca audits brands (internally and externally) and develops bespoke solutions to address their specific challenges, as well as strategic recommendations and holistic strategies for achieving their short and long-term objectives efficiently and effectively.

Prior to launching her own consultancy, Rebecca worked as EVP of FITZ & CO. In that capacity, she advised on the global strategy and direction of major initiatives and spearheaded international campaigns for its global roster of clients, including Alserkal (Dubai); ARoS Museum (Denmark); Art Basel (Basel | Hong Kong | Miami Beach); ART021 (Shanghai); BMW Group Culture; Fondation Beyeler; Faurschou Foundation (Beijing | Copenhagen | NYC); Northwestern University in Qatar; Saudi Art Council; Sharjah Art Foundation; and Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery (Washington, D.C.), among others.

In addition to her consultancy, Rebecca is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (RSA) and a Lecturer (part-time) in the Arts Administration (ARAD) Master’s program at Teachers College, Columbia University. She has also taught in the ‘Contemporary Art Business Program’ at Christie’s and at UCLA Extension. In addition, Rebecca has been a featured speaker at international conferences in Barcelona, Berlin, Bristol, Buenos Aires, Glasgow, Istanbul, London, Mexico City, New York, Seoul and beyond. She was also a contributing writer to Khan Academy’s SmartHistory (Contemporary Art) and the Huffington Post (Arts) when each platform was launching.

Rebecca is currently developing a new pedagogical framework that engages aesthetic experience in the service of self-cultivation and flourishing. She’s a member of the Technical Working Group for the National Endowment for the Arts Research Lab on Arts, Health, and Social/Emotional Well-Being, which is a collaboration between the Humanities and Human Flourishing Project at the University of Pennsylvania and the Philadelphia Museum of Art.