National Council on the Arts Members

Don V. Cogman (Scottsdale, AZ)

Don V. Cogman is Chairman of CC Investments and a former public affairs and marketing communications executive. During his distinguished professional career, he served in a variety of management positions at Burson-Marsteller (1992-99), including President and Chief Operating Officer, and in 2000, he was made Executive Vice-President of its parent company, Young & Rubicam. Previously, he was Vice-President of Government and Public Affairs for the MAPCO energy company (1980-88) and established his own public affairs firms, the Washington-based RCF Group (1988-92). Earlier, he had served as Chief of Staff to the late U.S. Senator Dewey Bartlett (R-OK). Among his numerous responsibilities as a board member and trustee, he currently is a member of the executive committee of the board of directors of the Acting Company in New York and the Fund for American Studies in Washington, as well as Chairman of the National Federation of Independent Business Education Foundation and a member of the Juilliard Ovation Society. Originally from Oklahoma, Mr. Cogman is an honors graduate of the University of Oklahoma.

National Endowment for the Arts
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