Dien Joins GRAMMY Museum In VP Role

• Paul Dien has joined The GRAMMY Museum® as VP of Advancement and Partnerships. In this new role, Dien (left) will lead the overall fundraising and advancement, marketing and social media, and strategic brand partnerships of the Museum, with a particular goal of leading efforts to continue diversifying and deepening its contributed and earned revenue. The role will focus on supporting the educational and curatorial work of the Museum by providing necessary resources to its programmatic teams by fostering relationships with the philanthropic and corporate community.

Dien will be heading the newly combined departments of the Museum by leading both the Marketing and Advancement teams of Vivek Paul (Marketing Director); Kristen Jennings (Membership and Annual Giving Manager); Meredith Rene Crabtree Warner (Major Gifts Officer); and Chen Yang (Development and Fundraising Coordinator).

Dien was most recently Head of Strategic Partnerships for Good and Upworthy, a leading social impact company with a mass audience. Dien previously ran Sodamedia, a digital agency in Shanghai, China, and served as Director of Strategic Partnerships at MTV’s global HIV/AIDS charity, the Staying Alive Foundation.

In this new post Dien reports to Michael Sticka, Pres./CEO of the GRAMMY Museum and joins the leadership team that includes Jasen Emmons (Chief Curator and VP of Curatorial Affairs); Hilary Fahlsing (VP of Finance, Administration and Operations); Rita George (Chief Program Officer); David Sears (VP of Education for GRAMMY In The Schools®); and Lynne Sheridan (VP of Artist Relations, Public Programming and Content). “The GRAMMY Museum is thrilled to welcome Paul to the leadership team,” said Sticka. “By bridging the gap between our Marketing, Advancement, and Partnerships teams, Paul’s extensive experience better positions the GRAMMY Museum to leverage our own unique and renowned brand to provide our partners and donors a greater return on their investment in our Mission.”

“I’m humbled to be joining the amazing team at the GRAMMY Museum,” said Dien, who holds a Bachelor of Arts in International and Public Relations from S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. “As a lifelong music lover and culture enthusiast, I look forward to continuing to build the Museum’s reputation as the home that celebrates our collective musical heritage and work to positively impact the Museum’s expansive community.”