BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Dumbarton Arts and Education announced Kelvin Coleman, as the newly-elected Chair of the Board of Directors, as of the new fiscal year July 1, 2022.  He succeeds Charles A. Miller who held the position since 1990.  Ingrid Zimmer, Executive Director says “We are thrilled to welcome Kelvin as board chair. His new leadership will provide us with a fresh perspective, expertise in technology, commitment to education equity, and firm belief in the transformative power of the arts.”  

Kelvin Coleman, a distinguished cybersecurity leader and former member of the White House National Security staff, currently serves as the Chief of Global Cyber Diplomacy at Cyber Eagle, an international firm based in the US and Europe. In this role, he is the principal architect and executive leader of Cyber Eagle’s international diplomacy and government engagement strategies. Prior to this role, he was an Executive Partner at IBM.

Kelvin has served in several roles in the public, private, and non-profit sectors including as Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of the National Cybersecurity Alliance. He has also served in executive roles at the National Defense Information Sharing and Analysis Center and managed National Security Agency and Department of Defense issues related to protecting government intelligence networks. Kelvin spent several years with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security where he was the staff director for the President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee and Branch Chief for Intergovernmental Affairs – Office of Cybersecurity and Communications.

Kelvin currently serves as Chairman of the boards of Dumbarton Arts & Education and the Beauvoir School. He previously served on the boards of Fair Chance, the Black Student Fund, and the National Child Research Center as well as the Mayor’s Homeland Security Advisory Commission.