Author, artist, and filmmaker Aaron Dworkin exemplifies commitment to action when it comes to connecting people to the arts. He served on President Obama’s National Council on the Arts and on President Biden’s arts policy committee. Dworkin served as dean of the University of Michigan’s School of Music, Theatre, and Dance and is a tenured professor of arts leadership and entrepreneurship. He is also a professor of entrepreneurship at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. He is the founder of the Sphinx Organization, an organization with a continued legacy of changing lives through the transformative power of diversity in the arts. Dworkin also serves as the host of Arts Engines, a weekly nationally broadcast show that represents a collaboration between several influential arts and media organizations. He was named a MacArthur Fellow in 2005 and is a frequent keynote speaker at national conferences. He continues his own artistic practice as a published author, a highly sought spoken word artist, and an award-winning filmmaker.