Andrew Recinos

President & CEO, Tessitura

3 Big Things Thriving Cultural Organizations Get Right

9/3/2014

24 min

Prepare to be inspired as Tessitura Network's EVP, Andrew Recinos shares his insight into what makes the world's leading arts and culture organizations really tick.

This talk was recorded live at the Tessitura Learning & Community Conference in Dallas in August, 2014.

"We too in this age will be remembered for our contribution to the human spirit, and I honestly believe that everyone in this room has a part to play in that... There is the culture that is being produced in the world every day and the people whose lives are being transformed by that culture, but bringing them together, binding them together, is us, the professionals in this world who dedicate our lives to connecting people with culture."

In his role as Executive Vice President for Tessitura Network, Andrew Recinos travels the globe visiting hundreds of cultural organizations using Tessitura Software. From this unique vantage point, he has observed some strikingly similar patterns of success at thriving cultural organizations.

The washrooms at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center.

In this enlightening call to action, he addresses the "three big things," asks cultural professionals to rate themselves, and encourages them to aim for a perfect score, so that they may better contribute to the human spirit of our age. Click the play button above to watch the talk.

Andrew Recinos

Andrew Recinos

President & CEO
Tessitura

Andrew Recinos (he/him) is the President & CEO of Tessitura Network.

Recinos brings a unique skillset to the position, having held roles as business leader, arts administrator, technologist, and musician.

He began his affiliation with Tessitura in 2002, working as an implementation contractor for new Tessitura members. In 2009 he became the Product Manager for the Tessitura Next Generation project, serving as a key member of the leadership team for what was then the company’s largest technology effort to date. In 2012, Andrew joined Tessitura leadership as Executive Vice President, and in 2021 he was named President & CEO.

Prior to joining Tessitura, Andrew spent eight years as a member of the leadership team of Jacobson Consulting Applications (JCA), an independent technology company devoted to the nonprofit sector. From 1995 until 2002, Andrew served in a variety of roles in fundraising and technology at Carnegie Hall in New York City, including Director of the Friends of Carnegie Hall and Head of Systems for Development.

Andrew is a pianist, trumpet player and composer and has a Bachelor of Music degree from the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University. Recinos served as the Resident Composer of the Godlight Theatre Company in New York City for a decade and was part of the artistic team awarded a Drama Desk Award in 2010.

He holds a master’s degree in arts administration from the O’Neill School of Public & Environmental Affairs at Indiana University and was given the O’Neill School’s Distinguished Alumni Award in 2022. Andrew serves on the Advisory Board of the Center for Cultural Affairs, is a Board Member of ArtsFund and is a member of the Technical Working Group for the National Endowment for the Arts’ National Arts and Evidence-based Research Center. Andrew lives in Portland, Oregon with his wife Peg and child Rowan.

Topics

Arts & Culture