Janna Schwartz

Janna Schwartz is the Assistant Dean for Development and Alumni Relations at Boston University’s College of Fine Arts overseeing fundraising and alumni activity. She previously served as Director of Development for the BU Tanglewood Institute, where she quadrupled the individual giving stream since 2014. Prior to coming to BU, Janna served as the executive director of the Free for All Concert Fund, established to provide free high quality, classical music to Boston’s residents and visitors in perpetuity. Additionally, Janna served as senior program officer at Hunt Alternatives Fund, overseeing ARTWorks for Kids, where she led the effort to build a coalition of 30 youth arts organizations across disciplines. Janna began her career holding several positions at the Massachusetts Cultural Council – the state’s public arts agency.

Janna holds a BA in art history from Brown University and an MBA from the Simmons School of Management in Boston, MA, where she earned the William J. Homes Award for academic achievement in the behavioral curriculum. She resides in Swampscott, MA with her husband, two dancing daughters, and a pup. Janna is active on her temple board, where she previously served as Vice President for Development. Once upon a time, she held Actors’ Equity points for her teenage roles in professional theater and played the clarinet.