Lilli Geissendorfer

Lilli Geissendorfer was appointed Director of Jerwood Arts, the leading independent funder of artists, curators and producers in the UK, in January 2018. She has rebranded Jerwood Arts with a reimagined approach to funding for organisations and individuals, and increased its partnerships, capacity and national reach. Previous roles include Producer at Almeida Theatre and Relationship Manager at Arts Council England. Lilli is a trustee of Fuel, and co-produced the first HighTide Festival in 2007.
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