Henry Timms
{{Short description|British businessman (born 1976)}}
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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.{{Cite web |date=9 January 2023 |title=Henry Timms Receives Honor from King Charles III |url=https://thenonprofittimes.com/people/henry-timms-receives-honor-from-king-charles-iii/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240420063030/https://thenonprofittimes.com/people/henry-timms-receives-honor-from-king-charles-iii/ |archive-date=20 April 2024 |access-date=9 May 2025 |website=The NonProfit Times |language=en-US |issn=0896-5048}}{{cite news |last1=Hipes |first1=Patrick |title=Queen's Brian May Knighted as Part of King Charles' First New Year Honours List |url=https://deadline.com/2022/12/2022-new-year-honors-list-brian-may-queen-knighted-1235209443/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230102201124/https://deadline.com/2022/12/2022-new-year-honors-list-brian-may-queen-knighted-1235209443/ |archive-date=2 January 2023 |date=31 December 2022 |work=Deadline Hollywood |publisher=Penske Media Corporation |access-date=9 May 2025}}
Early life and education
Henry Timms was born in the United Kingdom.{{Cite news |last=Hernández |first=Javier C. |date=7 February 2024 |title=Lincoln Center's Leader, Henry Timms, to Depart After Five Years |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/07/arts/music/lincoln-center-henry-timms.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240809054154/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/07/arts/music/lincoln-center-henry-timms.html |archive-date=9 August 2024 |access-date=9 May 2025 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |oclc=1645522}} 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.{{Cite news |last1=Hernández |first1=Javier C. |last2=Pogrebin |first2=Robin |date=30 August 2023 |title=Henry Timms Wants to Tear Down Walls at Lincoln Center |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/30/arts/music/henry-timms-lincoln-center.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240807182134/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/30/arts/music/henry-timms-lincoln-center.html |archive-date=7 August 2024 |access-date=9 May 2025 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}{{cite web |title=International Opportunities with the Lincoln Center |url=https://www.durham.ac.uk/media/durham-university/colleges/collingwood-college-/50-Years-of-Collingwood.pdf |website=50 Years of Collingwood |publisher=Collingwood College, Durham |access-date=14 May 2025 |page=65}}
Career
Timms began working at the Jewish community center 92nd Street Y in 2008, and became the executive director in 2014.{{Cite news |last=Parkinson |first=Hannah Jane |date=10 June 2018 |title=New Power by Henry Timms and Jeremy Heimans – review |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/jun/10/new-power-how-changing-21st-century-by-henry-timms-and-jeremy-heimans-review |access-date=9 May 2025 |work=The Observer |publisher=Tortoise Media |language=en-GB |issn=0029-7712 |oclc=50230244}} While at 92nd Street Y, Timms was part of founding GivingTuesday in 2012{{cite news |last1=Lindsay |first1=Drew |date=3 April 2018 |title=Giving Tuesday Founder Henry Timms Injects 'New Power' Into an Old Nonprofit |url=https://www.philanthropy.com/article/giving-tuesday-founder-henry-timms-injects-new-power-into-an-old-nonprofit/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240522025338/https://www.philanthropy.com/article/giving-tuesday-founder-henry-timms-injects-new-power-into-an-old-nonprofit/ |archive-date=22 May 2024 |access-date=9 May 2025 |work=The Chronicle of Philanthropy |issn=1040-676X}} which has raised funds for charitable causes globally since 2012.{{Cite news |date=9 December 2022 |title=Lincoln Center CEO Henry Timms on New Models for Effective Leadership |url=https://hbr.org/2022/12/lincoln-center-ceo-henry-timms-on-new-models-for-effective-leadership |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240313201847/https://hbr.org/2022/12/lincoln-center-ceo-henry-timms-on-new-models-for-effective-leadership |archive-date=13 March 2024 |access-date=9 May 2025 |work=Harvard Business Review |publisher=Harvard Business Publishing |issn=0017-8012}}{{cite news |last1=Piper |first1=Kelsey |date=3 December 2024 |title=Giving Tuesday, explained |url=https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/21727010/giving-tuesday-explained-charity-nonprofits |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241214214619/https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/21727010/giving-tuesday-explained-charity-nonprofits |archive-date=14 December 2024 |access-date=9 May 2025 |work=Vox |publisher=Vox Media}}
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.Financial Times:
- {{cite news |title=Best business books |url=https://ig.ft.com/sites/business-book-award/books/2018/shortlist/new-power-by-jeremy-heimans-and-henry-timms/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240912204811/https://ig.ft.com/sites/business-book-award/books/2018/shortlist/new-power-by-jeremy-heimans-and-henry-timms/ |archive-date=12 September 2024 |access-date=9 May 2025 |work=Financial Times}}
- {{Cite news |title=Best business books: 2018 |url=https://ig.ft.com/sites/business-book-award/books/2018/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240713223118/https://ig.ft.com/sites/business-book-award/books/2018/ |archive-date=13 July 2024 |access-date=9 May 2025 |work=Financial Times}}{{Cite web |last=O’Dwyer |first=Michael |date=7 February 2024 |title=Brunswick hires Lincoln Center boss to spearhead global expansion |url=https://www.ft.com/content/91b7d3f9-9014-4b0c-bef0-94448791f984 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240516145224/https://www.ft.com/content/91b7d3f9-9014-4b0c-bef0-94448791f984 |archive-date=16 May 2024 |access-date=9 May 2025 |website=Financial Times |publisher=Nikkei, Inc. |issn=0307-1766 |oclc=60638918}}
In 2019 Timms became president and chief executive officer of the Lincoln Center. During his tenure, he prioritized diversity and helped complete the $550 million renovation of David Geffen Hall.{{cite news |last1=Hernández |first1=Javier C. |date=7 February 2024 |title=Lincoln Center's Leader, Henry Timms, to Depart After Five Years |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/07/arts/music/lincoln-center-henry-timms.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240915132206/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/07/arts/music/lincoln-center-henry-timms.html |archive-date=15 September 2024 |access-date=9 May 2025 |work=The New York Times}} In 2024 he left the Lincoln Center to head the public relations firm Brunswick Group.
Timms has been a Hauser Leader at Harvard Kennedy School,{{cite web |title=Hauser Leaders Program |url=https://www.hks.harvard.edu/centers/cpl/leaders-in-practice/hauser-leaders-program#hauser-leader-media |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240926181727/https://www.hks.harvard.edu/centers/cpl/leaders-in-practice/hauser-leaders-program#hauser-leader-media |archive-date=26 September 2024 |access-date=9 May 2025 |publisher=Harvard Kennedy School}} as well as holding fellowships at Stanford University's Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society,{{cite web |last1=Fierberg |first1=Ruthie |date=6 February 2019 |title=Lincoln Center Finds New President and CEO in Henry Timms |url=https://playbill.com/article/lincoln-center-finds-new-president-and-ceo-in-henry-timms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220625143300/https://playbill.com/article/lincoln-center-finds-new-president-and-ceo-in-henry-timms |archive-date=25 June 2022 |access-date=9 May 2025 |website=Playbill |issn=0551-0678 |oclc=1264051597}} the University of Oxford,{{cite web |title=Visiting Fellows |url=https://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/research/centres-and-initiatives/oxford-university-centre-corporate-reputation/visiting-fellows |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230903141447/https://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/research/centres-and-initiatives/oxford-university-centre-corporate-reputation/visiting-fellows |archive-date=3 September 2023 |access-date=9 May 2025 |publisher=University of Oxford}} and the United Nations Foundation,{{cite web |last1=Musbach |first1=Julie |date=6 February 2019 |title=Henry Timms Named President and CEO of Lincoln Center |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/industry/article/Henry-Timms-Named-President-and-CEO-of-Lincoln-Center-20190206 |access-date=9 May 2025 |website=BroadwayWorld}} and being a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.{{cite web |title=Membership Roster |url=https://www.cfr.org/membership/roster |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190208024844/https://www.cfr.org/membership-roster-g-k |archive-date=8 February 2019 |access-date=9 May 2025 |publisher=Council on Foreign Relations}}
Publications
- {{cite news |last1=Heimans |first1=Jeremy |last2=Timms |first2=Henry |title=Leading in a World Where AI Wields Power of Its Own |url=https://hbr.org/2024/01/leading-in-a-world-where-ai-wields-power-of-its-own |work=Harvard Business Review |date=January–February 2024}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.brunswickgroup.com/henry-timms-i26927/ Henry Timms] at Brunswick Group
- [https://www.weforum.org/people/henry-timms/ Henry Timms] at World Economic Forum
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Category:British chief executives
Category:Officers of the Order of the British Empire
Category:21st-century British non-fiction writers
Category:Alumni of Collingwood College, Durham