Kristin Sakoda

Kristin Sakoda is Executive Director of the Los Angeles County Arts Commission providing leadership in cultural services for the largest county in the U.S. through grantmaking, arts education, creative career pathways, civic art, equity and inclusion, policy, and cultural cross-sector strategies. An arts executive, attorney, and Broadway veteran performing artist, Ms. Sakoda has over 20 years of experience in the field. Previously a key leader of the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, she holds a J.D., NYU School of Law and B.A., Stanford University specializing in Race/Ethnicity with a secondary major in Feminist Studies. Under her leadership the Arts Commission will become the first-ever official Department of Arts and Culture for Los Angeles County in 2019.