Diana Cohen Altman is the former executive director of the Karabakh Foundation (a cultural organization focused on Azerbaijan and the Caucasus) and a longtime advocate for cultural diplomacy. Her professional experience includes a lengthy tenure as a Smithsonian exhibition editor, several years as director of the B’nai B’rith National Jewish Museum and Archive, and an extended appointment as editor-in-chief of the magazine later acquired by the American Alliance (now known as Exhibitions). She has published in popular media about a broad range of cultural topics.

