Dat Ngo

Dat Ngo (he/him/his) has held arts education, theatre administration, and community engagement leadership positions for over 20 years. An accomplished nonprofit educator, arts administrator, coach, and social justice advocate, Ngo has dedicated his career to leading and supporting equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging efforts within a wide variety of cultural organizations. He is currently Associate Vice President at Arts Consulting Group, leading executive searches and working with client organizations to integrate DEI values into practice, policy, and behavior. Previously, Ngo served as Shakespeare Theatre Company’s Associate Director of Engagement and Inclusion and also fulfilled leadership roles at Sitar Arts Center, Philadelphia Young Playwrights, and Philadelphia Theatre Company. A first-generation Vietnamese-American, Ngo has judged for Philadelphia’s Barrymore Awards, DC’s Helen Hayes Awards, and Fairfax County Virginia High School League’s One-Act Competitions. Dat has also served as a panelist for the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, was a member of the 2018 National Facilitator Cohort for artEquity (whom he continues to partner with in the fight for racial justice and ensuring equity and access for all who wish to engage with the arts), and sits on the board of PlayPenn to support the development of new plays and playwrights.