ABOUT NPF
Vin Cipolla
New York, NY
Vin Cipolla is recognized for his business and civic entrepreneurship, having achieved parallel success in the private and public sectors. He has served on sixteen non-profit Boards and nine corporate Boards. A six-time corporate CEO, he has founded three successful companies in the media, marketing and technology fields, developing and overseeing global operations: Cipolla Group (sold 1991), Pamet, Inc. (sold 1999), and HNW (1999 through present).
Devoted to preservation, conservation and the arts, Mr. Cipolla has consistentlyprovided civic leadership in these areas throughout his adult life. He was appointed President of the Municipal Art Society (MAS) of New York in early2009. MAS is New York City’s leading urban planning and design, preservation and public art organization, and was founded in 1893. From 2005 through 2009, he served as President and CEO of the National Park Foundation, and continues to serve on the foundation’s Board. Twelve years prior, Mr. Cipolla was Executive Vice President and Publisher of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the country’s largest historic preservation organization.
Prior to his appointment with the National Park Foundation in 2005, Mr. Cipollawas in business serving as President and CEO of Fidelity Investments’ global workforce management company, and served on two Fidelity Boards: Fidelity Charitable Services, Inc. and Veritude LLC, as well as serving as Board Chairman of HNW, which he founded.
Also among his many charitable efforts, he was Board Chairman of the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston for nine years, where he spearhead the development of the museum's stunning new building on Boston Harbor. He served on the ICA Board for a total of 15 years before becoming Chairman Emeritus. Past Trustee appointments have included Clark University, the American Repertory Theatre at Harvard University, The Orton Foundation, and the Electronic Frontier Foundation, where he was Vice Chairman. In addition to the National Park Foundation and the Municipal Art Society, he also currently serves on the non-profit Boards of The National Parks of New York Harbor Conservancy and Ballet Hispanico, as well as corporate boards.
Mr. Cipolla is a Phi Beta Kappa, magna cum laude graduate of Clark University and an honorary Beta Gamma Sigma inductee of its Graduate Business School, where he also gave the commencement address for the MBA Honors Class of 2000. He has frequently appeared on national televisionover the years on the subjects of conservation, national parks, wealth and philanthropy, andhas addressed a range of audiences, from the World Business Forum to Congress.
He is married to artist Celine McDonald and the couple has four daughters.
National Park Foundation Board Member 2008-2014
