Lane Sugata

Lane Sugata is a nonprofit and philanthropic leader working to advance mission-driven organizations on the frontlines of social change. Currently a Senior Program Officer Creativity and Free Expression at the Ford Foundation, Lane manages a national grants portfolio focused on cultural and narrative change, civic engagement, and gender, race, and disability justice. Prior to Ford, Lane was the Executive Director at the advocacy and service organization Dance/NYC. Lane currently co-chairs New York Grantmakers in the Arts, and is a member of the board of directors of Funders for LGBT Issues and the Association of Performing Arts Professionals. They are past chair of the Steering Committee for the New York Dance and Performance Awards and the Arts Committee of the Municipal Art Society.