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Sharon Percy Rockefeller

President & Director · International Council of the Museum of Modern Art

President & Director at International Council of the Museum of Modern Art. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 2 organizations on the Form 990 record.

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Ambiguous identity This name matches 2 other individuals we could not verify as the same person. Each is kept as a separate record below — treat them as distinct people unless an explicit match is confirmed.
Organizations
2
Roles reported
2
Others who share this name
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Profile

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Reported as President & Director of International Council of the Museum of Modern Art, based in New York, NY.
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Also listed as Trustee of Museum of Modern Art, uncompensated.
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced

Sharon Percy Rockefeller has been President and Chief Executive Officer of WETA (Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association) since 1989, serving as the flagship public media station's leader for over 35 years. She has also been president of News Hour Productions LLC since 2014 when WETA assumed management of PBS News Hour, and served as West Virginia's First Lady from 1977 to 1985.

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Career & tenure

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Tenure here
WETA CEO since 1989 (35+ years)
Education
  • French literature and political science) · Stanford University (Bachelor's degree cum laude
  • Morris Harvey College
  • West Virginia Wesleyan College

Affiliations

Organizations

Linked as the same person by IRS Schedule R, a shared officer mailing address, or shared fellow board members.

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International Council of the Museum of Modern Art President & Director · $3.5M revenue · New York, NYATTACHMENT 1Filed FY2024, FY2023, FY2022, FY2021, FY2020, FY2019 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Museum of Modern Art Trustee · $362.0M revenue · New York, NYThe Museum of Modern Art is a private, non-profit institution chartered by the State of New York Department of Education in 1929 to foster public…Filed FY2024, FY2023, FY2022, FY2021, FY2020, FY2019 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

Disambiguation

Other people named Sharon Percy Rockefeller

Different individuals who share this name, separated by IRS Schedule R, mailing address, and shared-board evidence. The 990 carries no person identifier, so some may still be the same person.

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Sharon Percy Rockefeller 1 organization · New York, NYRockefeller Foundation
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Sharon Percy Rockefeller 1 organization · Arlington, VAGreater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association INC

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Deputy General Counsel (term 09/20) · FY2020
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Former Senior Deputy Director of Exhibitions · FY2021
$568K
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Dir. Real Estate and Construction · FY2024
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