Ron Austin, a construction management veteran specializing in performance venues, was named Executive Director of the Lincoln Center Development Project Inc (LCDP) in 2007.

Ground was broken in 2006 on comprehensive redevelopment plans to transform Lincoln Center’s 16.3 acre campus. Construction is proceeding on schedule for the West 65th Street, Josie Robertson Plaza and Columbus Avenue frontage (Promenade Project), the Central Mechanical Plant, as well as the Harmony Atrium initiatives. Construction on these projects is expected to be substantially completed in time for Lincoln Center’s 50th Anniversary Celebration in 2009-1010.

Mr. Austin has over 25 years of experience in the development and construction management business. Prior to Lincoln Center, he oversaw completion of construction for the Carnival Center for the Performing Arts in Miami, Florida, successfully resolving inherited problems. This new $460 million Center, encompassing a 2,400 seat Opera House, a 2,000 seat Symphony Hall, a 250 seat studio theater and full service kitchen and banquet facilities opened in September, 2006.

Prior to his work on the Carnival Center, Mr. Austin provided executive leadership in the construction of several performing arts centers around the country including the Cobb Energy Center in Atlanta, the Aronoff Center for the Arts in Cincinnati and the Schuster Center for the Arts in Dayton.