Henry Timms

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Henry Timms
OBE
Born1976[1]
United Kingdom
Alma materDurham University
OccupationCEO of Brunswick Group

Henry Timms is the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Brunswick Group. He was the executive director of the 92nd Street Y. He was then president and CEO of Lincoln Center from 2019 to 2024.

In December 2022, Timms was named an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to the arts and to philanthropy.[2][3]

Early life and education

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Henry Timms was born in the United Kingdom.[4] His father was a British archaeologist and his mother was an American illustrator. He was raised in Exeter, England, and graduated from Durham University in 1998 with a degree in History.[5][6]

Career

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Timms began working at the Jewish community center 92nd Street Y in 2008, and became the executive director in 2014.[4][5][7] While at 92nd Street Y, Timms was part of founding GivingTuesday in 2012[5][8] which has raised funds for charitable causes globally since 2012.[9][10]

Timms and Jeremy Heimans co-wrote a book in 2018 called New Power which was shortlisted for the Financial Times Business Book of the Year Award.[11][12][9]

In 2019 Timms became president and chief executive officer of the Lincoln Center.[5][12] During his tenure, he prioritized diversity and helped complete the $550 million renovation of David Geffen Hall.[5][12][13] In 2024 he left the Lincoln Center to head the public relations firm Brunswick Group.[4][12]

Timms has been a Hauser Leader at Harvard Kennedy School,[14] as well as holding fellowships at Stanford University's Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society,[15] the University of Oxford,[16] and the United Nations Foundation,[17] and being a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.[18]

Publications

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  • Heimans, Jeremy; Timms, Henry (January–February 2024). "Leading in a World Where AI Wields Power of Its Own". Harvard Business Review.

References

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  1. ^ Cutter, Chip (7 February 2024). "Lincoln Center Chief to Depart to Run Brunswick Group". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 26 February 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Henry Timms Receives Honor from King Charles III". The NonProfit Times. 9 January 2023. ISSN 0896-5048. Archived from the original on 20 April 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
  3. ^ Hipes, Patrick (31 December 2022). "Queen's Brian May Knighted as Part of King Charles' First New Year Honours List". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on 2 January 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
  4. ^ a b c Hernández, Javier C. (7 February 2024). "Lincoln Center's Leader, Henry Timms, to Depart After Five Years". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. OCLC 1645522. Archived from the original on 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
  5. ^ a b c d e Hernández, Javier C.; Pogrebin, Robin (30 August 2023). "Henry Timms Wants to Tear Down Walls at Lincoln Center". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 7 August 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
  6. ^ "International Opportunities with the Lincoln Center" (PDF). 50 Years of Collingwood. Collingwood College, Durham. p. 65. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  7. ^ Parkinson, Hannah Jane (10 June 2018). "New Power by Henry Timms and Jeremy Heimans – review". The Observer. Tortoise Media. ISSN 0029-7712. OCLC 50230244. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
  8. ^ Lindsay, Drew (3 April 2018). "Giving Tuesday Founder Henry Timms Injects 'New Power' Into an Old Nonprofit". The Chronicle of Philanthropy. ISSN 1040-676X. Archived from the original on 22 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
  9. ^ a b "Lincoln Center CEO Henry Timms on New Models for Effective Leadership". Harvard Business Review. Harvard Business Publishing. 9 December 2022. ISSN 0017-8012. Archived from the original on 13 March 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
  10. ^ Piper, Kelsey (3 December 2024). "Giving Tuesday, explained". Vox. Vox Media. Archived from the original on 14 December 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
  11. ^ Financial Times:
  12. ^ a b c d O’Dwyer, Michael (7 February 2024). "Brunswick hires Lincoln Center boss to spearhead global expansion". Financial Times. Nikkei, Inc. ISSN 0307-1766. OCLC 60638918. Archived from the original on 16 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
  13. ^ Hernández, Javier C. (7 February 2024). "Lincoln Center's Leader, Henry Timms, to Depart After Five Years". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 15 September 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
  14. ^ "Hauser Leaders Program". Harvard Kennedy School. Archived from the original on 26 September 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
  15. ^ Fierberg, Ruthie (6 February 2019). "Lincoln Center Finds New President and CEO in Henry Timms". Playbill. ISSN 0551-0678. OCLC 1264051597. Archived from the original on 25 June 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
  16. ^ "Visiting Fellows". University of Oxford. Archived from the original on 3 September 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
  17. ^ Musbach, Julie (6 February 2019). "Henry Timms Named President and CEO of Lincoln Center". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
  18. ^ "Membership Roster". Council on Foreign Relations. Archived from the original on 8 February 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
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