WASHINGTON, D.C. - Americans for the Arts, the nation's leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts and arts education, announced today that Alessandra DiGiusto has joined its Board of Directors. Elected to the Board of Directors on June 18, DiGiusto has already begun her service with Americans for the Arts. On June 20, she was a featured speaker at the release of the BCA National Survey of Business Support for the Arts.

"We are thrilled that Ms. DiGiusto is joining our Board of Directors," said Bob Lynch, President and CEO of Americans for the Arts. "Her leadership at Deutsche Bank, the Arts and Business Council and with the arts community in New York shows a commitment to the arts locally and a true understanding of the vital role they play in communities across the country."€

Alessandra DiGiusto has held the positions of chief administrative officer and director of Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation since 2003. She oversees DB Fine Art Americas and the grantmaking activities for the Foundation responsible for all marketing, public relations, legal, compliance, operations, financial and tax planning. She also manages the art sponsorships and grantmaking for the Americas.

Ms. DiGiusto received a B.A. from Oberlin College and an M.B.A. in finance and marketing from the Stern School of Business at New York University. She is the recipient of the Citibank Service Excellence Award, Oberlin College Outstanding Alumni Service Award, Deutsche Bank Diversity Leadership Award. She is a board member of the Bronx Museum and Arts and Business Council, and serves on Deutsche Bank's Steering Committee for Women. She formerly was a board member of Greenhope Services for Women and West Side YMCA, Executive Member of the Financial Women's Association, and served on the Executive and the Admissions Advisory Boards for Oberlin College.