June 24, 2012
Ex-Bank Executive Will Lead Woodruff Arts Center
Virginia Hepner wants to help make the case that the arts can help improve the economy and education.
New job: Virginia Hepner, 55, will begin her new position as president of the Robert W. Woodruff Arts Center on July 1. She succeeds Joe Bankoff, who is retiring after leading the Atlanta center since 2006. The institution is home to the Alliance Theatre, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, the High Museum of Art, and Young Audiences, Woodruff’s arts-education division.
Career path: A business consultant, Ms. Hepner spent 25 years at Wachovia Bank
