Sheila C. Johnson At The Parsons Table with Paul Goldberger | Parsons School of Design

This event is sponsored by Alumni Relations (www.newschool.e...) and Parsons School of Design (www.newschool.e...) as part of Parsons Reunion 2015 (www.newschool.e.... At the Parsons Table with groundbreaking entrepreneur and philanthropist Sheila C. Johnson, who will discuss her successful career, her passion for education and the arts, and her work on behalf of diversity and inclusion with Pulitzer Prize winning critic Paul Goldberger, Joseph Urban Professor of Design.
Sheila C. Johnson is Founder and CEO of Salamander Hotels & Resorts; owner of the NBA’s Washington Wizards, the NHL’s Washington Capitals, and the WNBA’s Washington Mystics; documentary producer of Lee Daniels' The Butler; Co-Founder of BET; and a member of the Board of Governors of Parsons School of Design.
Paul Goldberger is the Joseph Urban Chair of Architecture and Design at Parsons School of Design at The New School; recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Distinguished Criticism; Contributing Editor at Vanity Fair; and author of several books, including Why Architecture Matters and The City Observed: New York, The Skyscraper.
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At the Parsons Table is an on-going series of conversational interviews with cultural luminaries hosted by Pulitzer-Prize winning critic and Joseph Urban Professor of Design Paul Goldberger, well-known for his contributions to Vanity Fair and The New Yorker. These conversations provide exclusive insights into the creative process and innovative thinking of artists, designers, and industry leaders. At the Parsons Table guests have included such icons as Ralph Lauren, Mickey Drexler, Robert Wong, Chuck Close, Bruce Mau, and Donna Karan.
Location: University Center, Tishman Auditorium, 63 Fifth Avenue
October 10, 2015 5-6:30 PM

[@LifeofaNavyWife]

Sheila C. Jackson is so incredible. I aspire to be like her one day.

[@SPARKWISDOM]

I really enjoyed learning about Ms. Johnson’s journey and business endeavors. She’s absolutely amazing!

[@trainertre3159]

This is lovely and inspiring to watch. Thank you Mrs. Shelia Johnson. As an Estetician, I really admire your skin!
-Ashley Colston-Alexander Marietta, Ga/ Spa Dreams Day Spa

[@True-Alpha-king]

I would love to talk with Ms. Sheila because I have Ideas that I think she could help me with.