CHRISTA URBAIN CARR
COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR

Christa Urbain Carr brings her extensive expertise working in arts and media for the last 15 years. Originally trained as an art expert in the Contemporary and Modern Art Departments at Christie’s, Christa moved on to become an advisor and project manager for all philanthropic and cultural endeavors for Lord Rothschild, including working on the development of a sustainable conservation foundation, The Butrint Foundation in Albania. Christa has worked the last six years as the Public Relations for Taschen publishing, were she was responsible for media relations and event marketing in Asia, UK, Middle East, Africa and North America.

Christa has a degree in International Relations and Political Science from Boston College and an RSA in History of Art from the Christie’s Education and has been an advisor to such NGOS including The British Red Cross, Medecins Sans Frontiers and Cloudburst Media. She has been nominated Fortune Magazine Europe Edition, Top 50 Women in Business UK from 2004 to 2006.