Ron Austin, a construction management veteran specializing in performance venues, was named Executive Director of the Lincoln Center Development Project Inc (LCDP) in 2007.

In this position, Mr. Austin is responsible for the overall management of the Lincoln Center Development Project, ensuring that the transformation of the Lincoln Center campus continues to proceed in a timely and cost effective manner.

Mr. Austin has over 25 years of experience in the development and construction management business. His most recent project was overseeing completion of construction for the Carnival Center for the Performing Arts in Miami, Florida, successfully resolving inherited problems. This new $460 million Center, encompassing a 2,400 seat Opera House, a 2,000 seat Symphony Hall, a 250-seat studio theater and full service kitchen and banquet facilities opened in September, 2006.

Prior to his work on the Carnival Center, Mr. Austin provided executive leadership in the construction of several performing arts centers around the country including the Cobb Energy Center in Atlanta, the Aronoff Center for the Arts in Cincinnati and the Schuster Center for the Arts in Dayton.

Ground was broken in 2006 on comprehensive redevelopment plans to transform Lincoln Center’s 16.3 acre campus. Construction is proceeding on schedule for the West 65th Street, Josie Robertson Plaza and Columbus Avenue frontage (Promenade Project), the Central Mechanical Plant, as well as the Harmony Atrium initiatives. Construction on these projects is expected to be substantially completed in time for Lincoln Center’s 50th Anniversary Celebration in 2009-1010.

Lincoln Center is the world’s leading and largest performing arts complex, representing the highest standards of excellence in symphony, opera, chamber music, theater, dance, film and arts education. Ground was broken for Lincoln Center in 1959. The complex is comprised of 12 Resident Organizations: The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, The Film Society of Lincoln Center, Jazz at Lincoln Center, The Juilliard School, Lincoln Center Theater, The Metropolitan Opera, New York City Ballet, New York City Opera, New York Philharmonic, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, the School of American Ballet and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc. Additional information on the transformation may be found at Lincoln Center For The Performing Arts.