Scott Stover
Scott Stover is a philanthropy advisor who focuses on arts and culture. Born in Chicago, he earned an A.B. and MBA from Columbia University and studied semiology and art history in Paris. He began his career in investment banking and, in 2005, founded Global Art Development, now Scott Stover Inc., a Los Angeles–based firm with offices in France. His practice uses a finance‑based approach to help cultural institutions, private collectors, artists, foundations, government agencies, and civic bodies plan and fund long‑term, sustainable arts projects. He promotes a progressive venture philanthropy model that aims for impact and economic sustainability, appealing to newer generations of donors.
Stover revived the Centre Pompidou Foundation in 2005 and served as its executive director until 2013. The foundation, now known as the American Friends of the Centre Pompidou, funds acquisitions, exhibitions, conservation, and loans to support the Centre Pompidou in Paris. He also helped launch the Shulamit Nazarian Foundation and the Cahiers d’Art Institute, where he leads efforts on a digital platform for catalogues raisonnés anchored to blockchain. From 2015 to 2017, he created a U.S. nonprofit for Shulamit Nazarian focused on Middle Eastern artists and helped establish the Dunya Contemporary Art Prize at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago.
A recognized figure in international arts and culture, Stover frequently speaks about the future of arts funding and has been quoted in major outlets. He has served on the Beverly Hills Fine Art Commission and on the advisory board of BASMOCA, and in 2013 he was named Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. He holds dual U.S. and French citizenship and maintains an award‑winning garden in Provence, France.
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