Neill Archer Roan
Principal
The Roan Group
Neill Archer Roan leads The Roan Group, a cultural strategy consulting company based in Washington, DC. The firm's clientele includes state and federal agencies, nonprofit organizations, and private sector firms throughout North America. Roan has consulted in the healthcare, environmental, publishing, entertainment, arts, charitable foundation, association management, education, and architectural sectors. Mr. Roan held executive and senior management positions at Washington's Arena Stage, the Oregon Bach Festival, the California Center for the Arts, and the Hult Center for the Performing Arts where his responsibilities ranged from programming, producing, public affairs, organizational development, advancement, policy development, facilities development, strategic planning, and administration.
Mr. Roan is a gold- and silver-medal-winning art director and creative director whose national and international awards for marketing, branding, communications, and fundraising number in the hundreds. He is a published poet, author, lecturer, keynote speaker, and former university professor who has lectured or taught at Harvard University, Yale University, the University of Oregon, the University of Nebraska, the University of Rhode Island, American University, and others.