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Ms Elizabeth W Smith

Ex-Officio (president/Ceo) · Central Park Conservancy INC

Ex-Officio (president/Ceo) at Central Park Conservancy INC. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 1 organization on the Form 990 record.

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Organizations
1
Roles reported
1
Reported compensation
$1.2M

Who this is

Profile

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Reported as Ex-Officio (president/Ceo) of Central Park Conservancy INC, based in New York, NY.
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Received $1.2M in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
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Biography Web-sourced

Elizabeth W. Smith has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Central Park Conservancy since March 2018, leading the organization that raises 75% of Central Park's annual budget and manages the 843-acre park.

Previously a board member (2014–2018), Smith brings 25 years of finance and investment experience from roles at JPMorgan Chase, Prospect Group Inc., and the family offices of the Rockefeller Financial Group and Harry F. Oppenheimer, combined with public sector leadership as Assistant Commissioner of the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation.

Compiled from public web sources (4 cited), grounded to the filed record.

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Tenure here
President and Chief Executive Officer, Central Park Conservancy (since March 1, 2018); Board Member (2014–2018)
Education
  • Scripps College (Phi Beta Kappa)
  • Rye Country Day School

Affiliations

Organizations

Central Park Conservancy INC Ex-Officio (president/Ceo) · $172.9M revenue · New York, NYSee Schedule O, including notes on the Harlem Meer Center reconstruction and $93M of revenue related to the project.pay $650K → $1.2MFiled FY2024, FY2023, FY2022, FY2021 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$1.2Mreported comp

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Serves alongside

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Chief Financial Officer · FY2024
$747K
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Chief Landscape Architect · FY2022
$562K
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Chief of Park Operations · FY2024
$544K
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VP of Visitor Through 10/13/23 · FY2023
$434K
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Chief of Strategic, Thru 10/1/22 · FY2022
$391K
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Chief Comm. & Eng Through 7/5/24 · FY2024
$379K
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Senior VP for Capital Project · FY2024
$356K
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VP of Wc & S/E Thru 6/19/19 · FY2019
$349K
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Vice President for People & Culture · FY2024
$343K
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VP for Finance, Thru 1/20/23 · FY2022
$343K
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Senior VP for Philanthropy · FY2024
$337K
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Chief of Park Oper. Thru 6/22/21 · FY2021
$334K

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