Alair A. Townsend

Director/Board Member at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc.

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Electronic Technology

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Network origin in Alair A. Townsend first degree

Entity	Entity type	Industry
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc. Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc. Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc. provides entertainment services. It offers dance, music, film, opera, theater, family, and festivals and programs. The company was founded by Dwight D. Eisenhower on May 14, 1959 and is headquartered in New York, NY. 119	Non-Profit Organization	Movies/Entertainment	119
Citizens Budget Commission, Inc. Citizens Budget Commission, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Citizens Budget Commission, Inc. operates an organization that influences constructive changes in the finances and services. It researches and analyzes the city's finances and fiscal affairs of state government and evaluates the management of city government. The company was founded in 1932 and is headquartered in New York, NY. 114	Non-Profit Organization	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	114
New York City Ballet, Inc. New York City Ballet, Inc. Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services New York City Ballet, Inc. operates as a dance company. The firm offers athletic, contemporary style, and a repertory of original ballets. The company was founded by George Balanchine and Lincoln Kirstein in 1948 and is headquartered in New York, NY. 66	Private Company	Movies/Entertainment	66

Chart of Companies connected to the second degree

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Companies connected to Alair A. Townsend via their personal network

Company	Sector	Related people	Main position
New York University	College/University	Joel Ehrenkranz Harvey Golub Robert I. Lipp Jeffrey H. Lynford Larry Silverstein Peter Kraus Rita E. Hauser	Director/Board Member Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree
The Partnership for New York City, Inc. The Partnership for New York City, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Partnership for New York City operates as a charitable organization. It is a network of business leaders and corporations working for the economic and cultural betterment of all five boroughs of the city. The firm provides networking opportunities, conducts research, participates in policy making and lobbies government. The company was founded by David Rockefeller in 2002 and is headquartered in New York, NY.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Peter May Joel Ehrenkranz Jeffrey M. Peek Eric Morton Mindich Steven Swartz Thomas Smith Blair Effron	Corporate Officer/Principal Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Chairman Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
Harvard University Harvard University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.	College/University	Jeffrey M. Peek Robert I. Lipp Eric Morton Mindich Steven Swartz Scott D. Malkin Rita E. Hauser Leah Johnson	Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree Director/Board Member Undergraduate Degree
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Hospital/Nursing ManagementHealth Services NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital offers healthcare services. Its services include surgery, corporate health, nephrology, dermatology, cardiology, hepatology, vascular care, emergency care, and ambulatory care. The company was founded in 1771 and is headquartered in New York, NY.	Hospital/Nursing Management	Frank Bennack Harvey Golub Howard Solomon Stephen Ross Steven Swartz Adebayo Ogunlesi Clara Wu Tsai	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
Harvard Business School	College/University	Jamie Dinan John Hess Joshua Stephan Friedman Bennett Goodman Thomas Smith Adebayo Ogunlesi	Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin
Council on Foreign Relations, Inc. Council on Foreign Relations, Inc. Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Council on Foreign Relations, Inc. provides and disseminates ideas on foreign policies to individuals, corporate members, journalists and policy makers. It operates a forum for government officials, students and other interested parties to study and discuss world issues and impact on American foreign policies. The company publishes Foreign Affairs, a magazine that comes out six times a year, along with books and studies by its own scholars. Council on Foreign Relations was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.	Investment Trusts/Mutual Funds	Ralph Schlosstein John Hess David Rubenstein Blair Effron Darren Walker John Waldron	Corporate Officer/Principal Director/Board Member Chairman Director/Board Member Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
Metropolitan Opera Association, Inc. Metropolitan Opera Association, Inc. Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services Metropolitan Opera Association, Inc. organizes and performs opera shows in its residence at the Lincoln Center of Performing Arts. The firm offers services in association with sponsors, such as Texaco. It produces radio, television and compact disk recordings of the performances and distributes them around the world. The company was founded in 1883 and is headquartered in New York, NY.	Movies/Entertainment	Frank Bennack Howard Solomon Bruce Kovner Frayda B. Lindemann Ann Ziff	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Chief Executive Officer Chairman
Princeton University	College/University	Jeffrey M. Peek Jeffrey H. Lynford Thomas Smith Blair Effron David Hunt	Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree
Wildlife Conservation Society Wildlife Conservation Society Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Wildlife Conservation Society operates as a non-governmental organization aiming to save wildlife. The firm saves wildlife and wild places worldwide through science, global conservation, education, and the management of the urban wildlife parks, led by the flagship Bronx Zoo. It protects animals like gorillas in Congo, tigers in India, wolverines in the Yellowstone Rockies, and ocean giants. The company was founded on April 26, 1895 and is headquartered in Bronx, NY.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	John Hess Adebayo Ogunlesi Bill de Blasio Gonzalo Casals	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
Film at Lincoln Center, Inc. Film at Lincoln Center, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Film at Lincoln Center, Inc. supports filmmakers and aims to increase awareness and understanding of film. The non-profit company is based in New York, NY. The company was founded in 1969 by Martin E. Segal, William F. May. Lesli Klainberg has been the CEO of the company since 2013.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Martin E. Segal Bennett Goodman Roy Furman Ronnie Planalp	Founder Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
University of Pennsylvania	College/University	Jamie Dinan Joel Ehrenkranz Harold Ford Harold Ford	Director/Board Member Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree
Jewish Communal Fund Jewish Communal Fund Services to the Health IndustryHealth Services Jewish Communal Fund provides public charity serving the philanthropic community of Greater New York through donor-advised funds, the Jewish Communal Fund offers individuals and families. The company was founded by Herbert M. Singer in 1972 and is headquartered in New York, NY.	Services to the Health Industry	Joel Ehrenkranz Ronald G. Weiner Laurie M. Tisch	President Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
Whitney Museum of American Art Whitney Museum of American Art Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Whitney Museum of American Art exhibits or sells artwork. The museum was founded by Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney in 1930 and is headquartered in New York, NY.	Investment Trusts/Mutual Funds	Joel Ehrenkranz Eric Morton Mindich Laurie M. Tisch	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
The Museum of Modern Art The Museum of Modern Art Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services The Museum of Modern Art exhibits modern and contemporary art. The organization was founded by Alfred H. Barr in 1929 and is located in New York, NY.	Other Consumer Services	Joel Ehrenkranz Bill de Blasio Sarah Arison	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
Harvard College	College/University	John Hess Joshua Stephan Friedman Bruce Kovner	Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree
92nd Street Young Men's & Young Women's Hebrew Association 92nd Street Young Men's & Young Women's Hebrew Association Media ConglomeratesConsumer Services 92nd Street Young Men's & Young Women's Hebrew Association offers Jewish arts, culture, life, education and other programs. It is a Jewish institution that reaches out to people of every race, ethnicity, religion, age and economic class. The firm seeks to create, provide and disseminate programs of distinction that foster the physical and mental health of human beings throughout their lives, their educational and spiritual growth and their enjoyment. The company was founded on March 22, 1874 and is headquartered in New York, NY.	Media Conglomerates	Peter May Jody Arnhold Henry Timms	Director/Board Member Chairman Chief Executive Officer
New York Philharmonic New York Philharmonic Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services New York Philharmonic provides live theatrical presentations. The company was founded in 1842 and is headquartered in New York, NY.	Movies/Entertainment	Peter May Oscar L. Tang Larry Silverstein	Chairman Chairman Director/Board Member
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.	Major Banks	Frank Bennack David Coulter Robert I. Lipp	Director/Board Member Corporate Officer/Principal Director/Board Member
Real Estate Board of New York, Inc. Real Estate Board of New York, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Real Estate Board of New York, Inc. operates as a real estate trade association. It represents commercial, residential, and institutional property owners, builders, managers, investors, brokers, and salespeople; banks, financial service companies, utilities, attorneys, architects, and contractors. The company was founded in 1896 and is headquartered in New York, NY.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Larry Silverstein Stephen Ross Edward Piccinich	Director/Board Member Chairman Corporate Officer/Principal
THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC.	Investment Banks/Brokers	Adebayo Ogunlesi Peter Kraus John Waldron	Director/Board Member Corporate Officer/Principal President
Harvard Law School	College/University	Larry Silverstein Joshua Stephan Friedman Adebayo Ogunlesi	Graduate Degree Graduate Degree Corporate Officer/Principal
The University of Chicago	College/University	Peter May Robert Essner David Rubenstein	Director/Board Member Graduate Degree Director/Board Member
The Metropolitan Museum of Art The Metropolitan Museum of Art Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services The Metropolitan Museum of Art operates as an arts institution that maintains a museum and library of art, encouraging and developing the study of the fine arts, and the application of arts to manufacture and practical life. The company was founded in 1870 and is headquartered in New York, NY.	Other Consumer Services	Oscar L. Tang Jeffrey M. Peek Blair Effron	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. is a diversified information, services, and media company with operations in 40 countries. The private company is based in New York, NY and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company publishes magazines and newspapers, and also has businesses in broadcasting, entertainment, syndication, real estate, and transportation ventures. The company is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and has a career program that positions employees at the forefront of innovation across industries. Hearst Magazine Media was founded in 1887 by William Randolph Hearst, and the CEO is Steven R. Swartz.	Internet Software/Services	Frank Bennack Steven Swartz	Director/Board Member Chief Executive Officer
The World Economic Forum USA, Inc. The World Economic Forum USA, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The World Economic Forum USA, Inc. operates an organization for economic reforms. The non-profit company is based in New York, NY.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	John Wren David Rubenstein	Corporate Officer/Principal Director/Board Member
The Hearst Corp. The Hearst Corp. Cable/Satellite TVConsumer Services The Hearst Corp. operates as a media, information, and services company. It engages in broadcasting; and provides magazines and newspapers. The company was founded by William Randolph Hearst and is headquartered in New York, NY.	Cable/Satellite TV	Frank Bennack Steven Swartz	Director/Board Member Chief Executive Officer
National Gallery of Art National Gallery of Art Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services National Gallery of Art operates an art gallery. The firm undertakes, preserves, collects, and exhibits the works of art and scholarly standards. The company was founded in March 1937 and is headquartered in Landover, MD.	Other Consumer Services	David Rubenstein Darren Walker	Chairman Director/Board Member
Hearst Communications, Inc. Hearst Communications, Inc. BroadcastingConsumer Services Hearst Communications, Inc. publishes magazines and newspapers. it offers financial services, medical information and businesses services. The company was founded by William Randolph Hearst and is headquartered in New York, NY.	Broadcasting	Frank Bennack Steven Swartz	Director/Board Member Chief Executive Officer
Alliance for Downtown New York, Inc. Alliance for Downtown New York, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Alliance for Downtown New York, Inc. provides physical and economic environmental services. The film's services include supplemental security, sanitation, streetscape, design, transportation, economic development and incentives such as business assistance, recruitment, research, data collection and business development. The firm also provides marketing and tourism services which include special events, promotions, tourism programming as well as guides, brochures and publications. It provides neighborhood services including public safety, downtown connection, environmental improvements and beautification. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in New York, NY.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Edward Piccinich Bill de Blasio	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
NYU Langone Health NYU Langone Health Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services NYU Elaine A. & Kenneth G. Langone Medical Center provides health care services. It offers treatments for bone, joint, and muscle disorders; brain and nervous system disorders cancers, tumors and blood disorders; genetic and chromosomal disorders and immune system disorders. The company was founded in 1841 and is headquartered in New York, NY.	Packaged Software	Larry Silverstein Chandrika Tandon	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
The Hearst Family Trust	Investment Trusts/Mutual Funds	Frank Bennack Steven Swartz	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
The National Magazine Co. Ltd. The National Magazine Co. Ltd. Publishing: Books/MagazinesConsumer Services The National Magazine Co. Ltd. publishes and distributes magazines and periodicals. The company was founded by William Randolph Hearst on November 29, 1910 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.	Publishing: Books/Magazines	Frank Bennack Steven Swartz	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
Brooklyn Museum Brooklyn Museum Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Brooklyn Museum operates museums and art galleries. Its collections include ancient Egyptian masterpieces and contemporary art. It also provides resources for education and research. The company was founded in 1823 and is headquartered in Brooklyn, NY.	Other Consumer Services	Barbara Manfrey Vogelstein Sarah Arison	Chairman Director/Board Member
NYU Langone Hospitals NYU Langone Hospitals Hospital/Nursing ManagementHealth Services NYU Langone Hospitals provides health care services. It offers wide array of specialties, including cardiac and vascular care, cancer, inpatient and outpatient musculoskeletal care—including orthopedics, rheumatology, and rehabilitation—and a host of specialty children’s services. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.	Hospital/Nursing Management	Larry Silverstein Chandrika Tandon	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
New York University School of Law	College/University	Walter Harris Stephen Ross	Graduate Degree Graduate Degree
McKinsey & Co., Inc. McKinsey & Co., Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Harvey Golub David Hunt	Director/Board Member Corporate Officer/Principal
Jazz At Lincoln Center, Inc. Jazz At Lincoln Center, Inc. Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services Jazz at Lincoln Center, Inc. develops programs for jazz appreciation. The firm’s productions include concerts, national and international tours, residencies, a jazz hall of fame and concert series, weekly national radio programs, television broadcasts, recordings, publications, an annual high school jazz band competition and festival, a band director academy, jazz appreciation curriculum for students, music publishing, children’s concerts and classes, lectures, adult education courses, student and educator workshops and interactive websites. The company was resisted on March 13, 1996 and is headquartered in New York, NY.	Movies/Entertainment	Diane M. Coffey Bill de Blasio	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
The State University of New York	College/University	Jeffrey H. Lynford Tracey Keays	Undergraduate Degree Masters Business Admin
Center for Strategic & International Studies, Inc. Center for Strategic & International Studies, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Center for Strategic & International Studies, Inc. provides strategic insights & policy solutions to decision makers in government, international institutions, the private sector, and civil society. Its projects focus on areas such as AIDS, arms control, conflict resolution, NATO, the environment, immigration, intelligence, trade, health care, OPEC, space policy, and terrorism. The company was founded in 1962 by David M. Abshire and Admiral Arleigh Burke and is headquartered in Washington, DC.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	John Hess David Rubenstein	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
New York University Tandon School of Engineering New York University Tandon School of Engineering Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services New York University Tandon School of Engineering engages in the provision of educational services focusing on science and technology. Its degrees and programs include bachelor of science, master of science, doctor of philosophy, advanced certificate programs, a bridge program to NYU Tandon, and industry partner programs. The company was founded in 1854 and is headquartered in Brooklyn, NY.	College/University	Jeffrey H. Lynford Chandrika Tandon	Director/Board Member Chairman
The New York Public Library Astor Lenox & Tilden Foundations The New York Public Library Astor Lenox & Tilden Foundations Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The New York Public Library engages in the provision of library services. It uses its available resources in a program of collecting, cataloging, and conserving books and other materials, and providing ready access directly to individual library users and to users elsewhere through cooperating libraries and library networks. The company was founded in 1895 and is headquartered in New York, NY.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	John Hess Scott D. Malkin	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
The Business Council The Business Council Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Business Council operates as an organization of business leaders. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	John Hess David Rubenstein	Director/Board Member Corporate Officer/Principal
HESS CORPORATION	Integrated Oil	John Hess Harvey Golub	Chief Executive Officer Director/Board Member
Stanford University	College/University	Walter Harris Ron Beck	Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree
American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research provides industrial design services. AEI produces articles from economics, law, political science, defense and foreign policy studies, ethics, theology, health care, and other fields. The company was founded in 1938 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Harvey Golub Bruce Kovner	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
The New School The New School Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services The New School provides education services. It offers art, design, liberal arts, environment, global issues, media and technology, and social science courses. The firm also offers undergraduate, graduate and adult programs. The company was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in New York, NY.	College/University	Franci Blassberg Anthony Mannarino	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
Independent Sector Independent Sector Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Independent Sector provides social advocacy services. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Darren Walker Henry Timms	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member

Statistics

International

United States	50
United Kingdom	2

Sectoral

Consumer Services	26
Commercial Services	13
Finance	5
Health Services	4
Miscellaneous	4

Operational

Director/Board Member	539
Chairman	123
Corporate Officer/Principal	122
Chief Executive Officer	67
President	55

Most connected contacts

Insiders
David Coulter	47
David Rubenstein	45
Stephen Ross	32
John Hess	30
Thomas Smith	27
Harvey Golub	27
Adebayo Ogunlesi	25
Darren Walker	25
Peter May	24
Jamie Dinan	23
Peter Kraus	23
Robert Essner	23
Ralph Schlosstein	22
Robert I. Lipp	21
Walter Harris	21

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