David T. Slatery Bio

David T. Slatery, Deputy Executive Director, Mass Cultural Council

David T. Slatery has served as Mass Cultural Council’s Deputy Executive Director since 2012.  Under the Executive Director, Dave provides executive leadership and support and counsel to the Agency and Council Members. He also serves as Chief Legal Officer for the Agency.

A graduate of Allegheny College and University of Chicago Law School who spent his early career working in business law, Dave developed an appreciation for arts and culture administration while working on affordable housing projects for artists in 1994-2005 while he was General Counsel and Senior Executive Vice President of MassDevelopment, the state’s economic development authority.

For thirty-five years Dave has served in leadership roles in state agencies, on the boards of community arts organizations, and privately practiced finance and real estate law. Through those experiences he acquired a strong interest in supporting the creative economy and arts-based redevelopment. He has also been professionally associated with the law firms of Bingham, Dana & Gould and Brann & Isaacson, the Massachusetts Port Authority, Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, the Lewiston-Auburn (Maine) Arts Council, the Fort Point Cultural Coalition, YouthBuild USA, and several other public service and trade organizations.​

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