Columbia alumni artist in review Elizabeth Rose Daly 94SIPA COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY - SIPA Admissions Blog

Columbia alumni artist in review Elizabeth Rose Daly 94SIPA COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY - SIPA Admissions Blog The Columbia University alumni series spoke with 1994 SIPA graduate Elizabeth Rose Daly, who created Liz Daly’s Culture Digest as a way to share her love of New York City’s amazing cultural offerings and showcase some of the lesser known arts and cultural presentations.     Elizabeth Rose Daly is an executive with extensive experience in international business, government, and economic development. Since May, 2015, she has undertaken various consulting assignments, as well as advising foreign businesses and governments on how to connect with New York City government and resources. She has also been publishing Liz Daly’s Culture Digest, (www.LizDalyCultureDigest.com) a blog about arts and culture in New York City. Ms. Daly was Director, International Business,  in the New York City Mayors Office for International Affairs from 2003 until 2015, promoting New York City to foreign companies contemplating opening operations in the City, and helping them access the resources they needed to get started. She also assisted the foreign trade and diplomatic community on business and government issues. Previously Ms. Daly held various management and administrative positions with Crédit Industriel et Commercial, New York Branch, and Commerzbank, New York Branch, as well as the New York Office of FTCC Communications, a French telecommunications company. She also ran Brooklyn Goes Global, a program of the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce that assisted Brooklyn-based manufacturers to export their products. Ms. Daly has a long history of community service, having served in various capacities on the Boerum Hill Association, Brooklyn Community Board 2, and the 84th Precinct Community Council. Ms. Daly holds a Master of Public Administration from Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs, and a Bachelor of Arts from Fordham University. A native of the Bronx, she has traveled extensively overseas, and has studied in France and Germany. She speaks fluent French and intermediate German. For our members who are not familiar with your blog, can you tell us about Liz Daly’s Culture Digest and what inspired you to create it? After leaving the Mayor’s Office, I wanted to take a new direction in my career. I have a long-standing love of the arts â€" I was an art major in high school, and more recently studied jazz singing. Starting the blog was a way of sharing that passion and my knowledge of New York City with others, while developing my writing. It was also a way for me to learn about cultural life across the five boroughs, and explore venues I hadn’t visited before. And yes, I confess, it’s a way to have a lot of fun. I’ve always worked in international business, and saw early on how important the arts are â€" in many countries, if you want to land a deal, your familiarity with theatre, music and art is just as important as your knowledge of business.   From an economic development point of view, one of the attractions for companies and entrepreneurs setting up shop here is NYC’s vibrant cultural life â€" not just the major institutions, but the local theatre companies, dance troupes, galleries, music venues…   And those are really my focus. Read the entire interview here.