Gary P. Steuer, Chief Cultural Officer, City of Philadelphia, Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy -

Gary Steuer has headed Philadelphia's Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy since 2008. As Chief Cultural Officer, he serves as a member of the Mayor's Cabinet, advising the Mayor and all City agencies on cultural and creative economy issues.

Recent major accomplishments include creating the City's first arts and creative industry-targeted Community Development Block Grant capital funding initiative, completing a new study on Philadelphia's Creative Vitality, and initiating a new arts and creative economy data mapping project. Before joining the Nutter administration, Mr. Steuer was the Vice President for Private-Sector Affairs at Americans for the Arts, where he was responsible for leading efforts to stimulate more private sector support for the arts, including promoting partnerships between the arts and business sectors.

Mr. Steuer served for ten years as the President and CEO of the Arts & Business Council Inc. before and during its merger with Americans for the Arts. Earlier in his career he was a theatre producer, both in the commercial and nonprofit theatre, and served as Capital Funding program director for the New York State Council on the Arts, He blogs at artscultureandcreativeeconomy.blogspot.com