BAM announces Adam E. Max as chairman of the board of trustees
Max succeeds longtime BAM chair Alan H. Fishman
Katy Clark, president of the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), has announced the election of Adam E. Max as chairman of BAM’s board of trustees, effective January 2017. Max joined the board in 2003 and has served as vice chairman since 2008.
A managing partner at private equity firm The Jordan Company, Max also serves on the board of St. Ann’s Warehouse. Max succeeds Alan H. Fishman, who joined the board in 1987 and became its chair in 2002.
Fishman, the chairman of Ladder Capital Finance, provided leadership through key periods in BAM’s recent history, including the expansion of BAM’s campus to include a third venue, the BAM Fisher, as well as its current capital projects, the BAM Strong and BAM Karen. Fishman drove an increase in contributed income to BAM and he also served as a founding board member of the BAM Endowment Trust. His longstanding association with Brooklyn nonprofit organizations includes roles as chairman of the Brooklyn Community Foundation and former chair of the Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation. Fishman has been integral to the development of the burgeoning Brooklyn Cultural District and is a trustee of the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership, an organization he co-founded.
“We have been so fortunate to have Alan Fishman as our chair during an exciting renaissance period for Brooklyn,” said Clark. “His leadership, persistence, passion, guidance and great generosity have been invaluable in a period of growth for BAM and for the borough, and we have become a stronger organization because of Alan’s dedication.