Far from the Great White Way, the Big Apple also shines brightly, in the neighborhood arts-and-culture scene that thrives throughout the city’s boroughs. Those lively goings-on are often made possible through the good work of Lisa Quiroz (MBA ’90), senior vice president for corporate responsibility at Time Warner, who said the satisfaction she gets from helping deserving local organizations makes her “the luckiest girl in the world.”

In 2006, Time Warner gave a total of $50 million to support arts and education in New York City, and it is Quiroz that has “put that company at the forefront of corporate giving in the city,” New York’s cultural affairs commissioner Kate Levin told the New York Times (November 12, 2007). Time Warner believes that such philanthropy can help build audiences and spur creative innovation, all of which benefits the media and entertainment giant as well as the city it calls home. The company’s grants support Lincoln Center but also local performing- and community-arts groups and schools.

For Quiroz, who grew up on Staten Island, attending events all over the city has made her feel “like I rediscovered New York.” She’s also been noticed by Time Warner chairman Richard Parsons, who said, “Lisa is a person with a big heart and a great business head.”

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