Conservancy

Our Mission

Our mission is to protect, nurture, and enhance Madison Square Park, creating an environment that fosters moments of inspiration.

As stewards, we strive to engage the community through our beautiful gardens, inviting amenities, and world-class programming.

We believe that in an urban setting everyone deserves access to a park that allows for recreation, respite, and reflection.

Conservancy focus

Madison Square Park Conservancy is the non-profit responsible for caring for the park. We are dedicated to nurturing our public space by focusing on the following areas:

Madison Square Park brings people together.

Public art has the ability to inspire, provoke, and challenge.

Curated green space connects our city to nature.

Sustainability is essential for our park and our planet.

The Board of Trustees plays a vital role in sustaining and strengthening Madison Square Park Conservancy.

Sheila Kearney Davidson, Chair

Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer & General Counsel, NY Life Insurance Company

Sasha Bass

Principal, Fine Line Group

John Barry

Vice President, Thornton Tomasetti

Daniel L. Berger

Director, Grant & Eisenhofer P.A.

Heg Chung

Managing Director, Credit Suisse

Erica Desai

Resident

Jessica Distelburger

Resident

Steven Fuld

Senior Vice President, Sony Corporation of America

Bastian Germer

General Manager, The Ritz-Carlton New York, NoMad

Laurie Golub

Chief Operating Officer & Senior Managing Director, Square Mile Capital Management

Jordana Grunfeld

Resident

David Z. Hirsh

Resident

Michael L. Kahn

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at CSTK, Inc. & Velociti Inc.

Simon Kim

Founder & CEO, Gracious Hospitality Management

Robert T. Lapidus

President & Chief Investment Officer, L&L Holding Co.

Leslie Spira Lopez

President & CEO, KEW Management Corp.

Bill Lukashok

Prana Investments

Neil Luthra

Founding Partner, Newbond Holdings

Sean MacIsaac

CO-Founder, Roam HQ Inc.

John Meadow

President, LDV Hospitality & Scarpetta Restaurants

Danny Meyer

Founder and Executive Chairman, Union Square Hospitality Group

Edward V. Piccinich

Chief Operating Officer, SL Green Realty Corp

Ronald A. Pizzuti

CEO & President, The Pizzuti Companies

Catherine So

Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer, Tiffany & Co.

Hilary Spann

Executive Vice President, BXP

Sarah Stein-Sapir

Founder, Stein-Sapir Art, Madison Square Park Art Council

Paul Teti

Co-Founder and Partner, Eagle Cliff Real Estate Partners

Jamie Welch

AW Energy Partners

Anthony Perez

Manhattan Borough Commissioner, New York City Parks & Recreation

The Founders are responsible for forming Madison Square Park Conservancy and helping to develop the park and this community into what it is today.

Debbie Landau
Bill Lukashok
Danny Meyer

Launched in 2014, our Associate Board engages residents and enthusiastic supporters to act as park ambassadors.

Olga Armer

Co-Chair

Rashmi Gill

Co-Chair
Rashmi Gill Photography

Adam Alpert

CEO, Disruptor Records

Nick Athanail

Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker, The Corcoran Group

Kari Axberg

New York Life

Federica Burelli

Senior Project Manager, BXP

Alvina Buxani

Resident

Corinne Clemente

Senior Director, MSG Entertainment

Eden Cooper

Founding Partner, Drift Capital

Matthew Edman

Director, Cyber Security & Investigations, Berkeley Research Group, LLC

Alex Foster

Managing Partner, Atlas Real Estate Partners

Aaron Goldstein

Partner, Macellum Advisors

Jude Gorman

Resident

Rick Gropper

Co-Founder/Principal, Camber Property Group

Haley Ingraham

Director of Sales, The New York EDITION

Pradeep Mahtani

VP Business Development

Jennifer Lee Manguino

Resident

Deby Pan Mathew

Resident

Salil Mehta

Chef, Restauranteur

Braxton Midyette

Manager, Corporate Social Responsibility Sony Corporation of America

Michelle Park

Broadcast Journalist

Michal Rosenn

General Counsel, Noom

Lily-Hayes Salzberg

Resident

Dustin Santjer

Vice President, Strategy & Business Development

Grace Shanon

Resident

Sal Taibi

Resident

Dennis Trunfio

Resident

James Ulan

Team Lead and Research Analyst, PitchBook Data

Nina Vascotto

Vice President of Real Assets, ICONIQ Capital

Minsun Yoo

Founder of Ponyflo Hats

The Art Committee is a group of professional colleagues, collectors, and philanthropists who support and advise on our curatorial programs.

Ronald A. Pizzuti, Chair

CEO and President, The Pizzuti Companies Founder, Pizzuti Collection

Diana Al-Hadid

Artist

Sasha C. Bass

Principal, Fine Line Group

David Berliner

Former President and Chief Operating Officer, Brooklyn Museum

Bunny Burson

Printmaker

Teresa A. Carbone

Program Director, Henry Luce Foundation

Dan Cameron

Independent Curator

Leonardo Drew

Artist

Stacey Goergen

Independent Curator and Writer

Paul C. Ha

Director, MIT List Visual Arts Center

Kendal Henry

Assistant Commissioner for Public Art
NYC Department of Cultural Affairs

Danny Meyer

CEO, Union Square Hospitality Group

Nancy Princenthal

Critic and Author

Debra Simon

President, Debra Simon Art Consulting

Elizabeth Smith

Executive Director, Helen Frankenthaler Foundation

Daniel Tobin

Co-founder and Creative Director of Urban Art Projects (UAP)

Ursula von Rydingsvard

Artist

The Sustainability Committee brings together educators, environmentalists, ecologists, and philanthropists to advocate for and advance Madison Square Park Conservancy’s sustainability initiative.

Heather Chun, Co-Chair

Global Business Manager, Credit Suisse

Amy Miller, Co-Chair

Senior Vice President & Corporate Secretary
New York Life Insurance Company

Josh Acklin

PhD Candidate, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Co-Chair, March for Science NYC

Christa Avampato

Double or Nothing Media, Founder

Eileen Bannon

Landscape Designer and Gardener

Eric Cova

Interim Director of Policy and Communications, Educators for Excellence

Adam Freed

Principal, Bloomberg Associates

Mackenzie George

ESG Financing Analyst, Credit Suisse

Nancy Holt

Lead, Science for New York

Karen Kelso

Senior Director, Corporate Social Responsibility, Sony Corporation of America

Lily Kwong

Founder & Director, Studio Lily Kwong

Daniella Lippert

Director of Community & Philanthropy, Ascena Retail

Keith Miller

Managing Director, Engineering, Environment, Health & Safety, Credit Suisse

Ingrid J. Paredes

Visiting Industry Professor, NYU Tandon School of Engineering Co-Chair, March for Science NYC

Siena Spitzer

Freelance Social Impact Consultant

James Ulan

Lead Analyst, Emerging Technology, PitchBook

Stephanie He

Architectural & Urban Designer, Henning Larsen

Our core team oversees the operations and maintenance of Madison Square Park, bringing together extensive experience in park and non-profit management, horticulture, art curation, and communications.