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Dana Beth Ardi
Born
Dana Beth Silverstein

New York City, US
Alma materState University of New York at Buffalo
Boston College
Occupation(s)Entrepreneur, Corporate anthropologist, author
Board member ofAMC Entertainment, Inc. (2009–2012)
Officer, Creative Arts Council, Museum of Modern Art, New York
Advisory Board, Grapevine (UK)
Leadership Council, New York Foundation for the Arts
SpouseDennis Ardi (m. 1973)
Websitecorporateanthropologyadvisors.com

Dana Beth Ardi (née Silverstein) is an American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, human capitalist,[1] author,[2] and contemporary art collector.[3]

Considered an expert in the field of talent management and organizational design,[4][5] Ardi is the author of The Fall of the Alphas: The New Beta Way to Connect, Collaborate, Influence—and Lead.[6][7][8] She is best known as a corporate anthropologist, which is a human capital practice she developed.[9][10][11]

Early life and education

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Ardi spent her childhood in Manhattan, New York. She developed an interest in art at an early age, when her father, Jack Silverstein, owned a haberdashery that was greatly embraced by the art community. Ardi started taking courses at MoMA, a period where she joined a handful of museum groups and began to self educate herself.[12] In 1967, after the 1966 Flood of the Arno River, Ardi traveled to Florence, Italy, where she volunteered as a mud angel, recovering and restoring damaged art throughout the city.[13][14] Following her experience in Florence, she studied Renaissance art and art history at the University of Siena.[15] Ardi earned a Bachelor of Science from the State University of New York at Buffalo, and a Master of Education and Doctorate from Boston College.[16]

Career

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After receiving her PhD, Ardi began a career in special education, working in Boston and New York, and serving as an assistant professor of education at Fordham University's Graduate School of Education.[17] In 1983, she was hired by McGraw-Hill Productions,[18] which marked the start of Ardi's career in traditional and developing media.[19] In 1994, Ardi was hired by R.R. Donnelly and Sons,[20][21] where she led the company's new media initiatives, and, in 1995, she was appointed managing director, Partner, and Global Practice Leader at TMP Worldwide,[22] an executive search firm. At TMP, Ardi focused on human capital and organizational design. She left the company in 2000.[23] Subsequently, she joined Jerry Colonna, Bob Greene and Fred Wilson at Flatiron Partners,[24] a well-known early-stage venture capital fund, where she developed the now-standard practice of including the value of human capital into the overall determination of corporate worth. From 2000 through 2009, Ardi served as a partner and managing director at JPMorgan Partners/CCMP Capital, LLC, a private equity firm.[10][25] Ardi left the company to found Corporate Anthropology Inc., a human capital and advisory firm which provides recruitment and organizational consulting to start ups, investors and corporate clients.[26]

Involvement in contemporary art

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Ardi is a noted contemporary art collector and a mentor to contemporary artists and gallerists.[15] She is a fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts, and is an officer on the Creative Arts Council of the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Additionally, she is a member of the Leadership Council of the New York Foundation for the Arts.[27][28][29][30]

Recognition

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Ardi, who wrote the column Ask Dr. Dana for The Industry Standard from 1998-2001,[31] is a mentor for Springboard Enterprises, a "highly-vetted expert network of innovators, investors and influencers who are dedicated to building high-growth technology-oriented companies led by women."[32] She has been a keynote and featured speaker at conferences and seminars worldwide, including events presented by The Wall Street Journal, Digital Hollywood, and the Harvard Business School.[33][34][35][36][37]

Selected works

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  • The Fall of the Alphas. October 2013. St. Martin's Press, New York. ISBN 978-0-312-68193-7 (288 pp) Macmillan

References

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  1. ^ "Voices: Collective Wisdom". Forbes. March 25, 2002. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
  2. ^ Palermo, Elizabeth (September 14, 2013). "Leadership: Why Alpha Is Over and Beta Is Better". Business News Daily. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
  3. ^ Huppke, Rex W. (July 7, 2013). "A World Overrun (Cooperatively) by Betas". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
  4. ^ Wilson, Fred (August 20, 2012). "MBA Mondays". Business Insider. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
  5. ^ "Global Branding of Tomorrow's Corporate Executives". Business 2.0. 1998. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
  6. ^ Palermo, Elizabeth (September 14, 2013). "Leadership: Why Alpha Is Over and Beta Is Better". Business News Daily. Retrieved September 16, 2013.
  7. ^ "The Fall of the Alphas: The New Beta Way to Connect, Collaborate, Influence—and Lead". Publishers Weekly. July 15, 2013. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
  8. ^ Diziak, Alina (October 1, 2013). "The right way to build friendships at work". BBC. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
  9. ^ Shellenbarger, Sue (May 7, 2012). "Toolkit to overcome obstacles facing women in the workforce". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
  10. ^ a b Meredith D Ashby, Stephen A. Miles (2002). Leaders Talk Leadership: Top Executives Speak Their Minds. New York: Oxford. pp. 174–178. ISBN 0195152832.
  11. ^ Moltz, Barry J. (October 10, 2013). "Barry Nalebuff of Honest Tea, Dana Ardi and Rick DeLisi". Blog Talk Radio. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
  12. ^ "Entrepreneur Dana Beth Ardi on What Contemporary Art Can Teach CEOs". Artspace. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  13. ^ Hopper, John (November 10, 2006). "Remembering the 'Mud Angels' of the 1966 Floods". The Guardian. London. Retrieved July 24, 2013.
  14. ^ Finney, Martha (2005). "Life On The People Side". The Innovator. Retrieved July 24, 2013.
  15. ^ a b Moran, Jarrett. "Women In Art". December 2010. Artlog. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
  16. ^ "Dana Ardi | Founder & Managing Director, Corporate Anthropology Advisors, LLC". Springboard Enterprises. April 12, 2013. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
  17. ^ "Dana Beth Ardi: Our Team". Huntsbridge. July 2013. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
  18. ^ "Learning's Fun When Education Is Entertainment". Billboard. April 19, 1986. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
  19. ^ Kanner, Bernice (May 25, 1987). "A Word From Our Sponsor". New York Magazine. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
  20. ^ "Dr. Dana Beth Ardi". Techonomy. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
  21. ^ "Private Equity DNA: Return on Investment in Human Capital". Harvard Business School. April 10, 2000. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
  22. ^ John, Geirland (April 2000). "I'm Ready For My Startup, Mr. Deville". Wired. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
  23. ^ Cowell, Charlotte (April 2004). "Venture Catalyst". The Grapevine. Archived from the original on July 24, 2013. Retrieved July 24, 2013.
  24. ^ Evans, Bob (December 4, 2000). "Time To Recommit To People". Information Week.
  25. ^ "Dana Beth Ardi Affiliations". Market Visual. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
  26. ^ "About". Corporate Anthropology Partners. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
  27. ^ "About". New York Foundation for the Arts. Archived from the original on June 26, 2013. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
  28. ^ Respini, Eva (December 9, 2009). "Inside/Out". Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
  29. ^ "Exhibition Checklist, Material Occupation". University Art Museum. December 2012. Archived from the original on July 3, 2013. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
  30. ^ Simon, Joan (2006). William Wegmen: Funney/Strange. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press. p. 188. ISBN 9780300114447.
  31. ^ "Ask Dr. Dana". Industry Standard/ComputerWorld. 2000. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
  32. ^ "About Springboard". Springboard Enterprises. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
  33. ^ "Conference Guide". Online Publishers Association. 2013. Archived from the original on October 25, 2013. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
  34. ^ "Conference Guide". Wall Street Journal. 2013. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
  35. ^ "EG Events Conference Guide". EG Events. 2006. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
  36. ^ "Program Guide". Harvard Business School Club of New York. 2003. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
  37. ^ "Program Guide". Harvard University Business School. 2000. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
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