Paul Heckler
Paul Heckler
Paul Heckler is a nonprofit strategist and fundraiser with 12 years of leadership experience at some of New York City’s most innovative civic organizations. His expertise spans foundation and government relations, individual giving, and organizational development.
At the High Line, he led significant expansion of public and private funding for educational and cultural programming and public art. For World Monuments Fund, Paul strengthened and codified the major giving program—he also planned and led incredible donor trips to international sites of cultural significance. At The Public Theater, he worked with major donors and program team members to build support for a beloved NYC institution. Paul has a degree in ceramics from Bates College and is passionate about cities, parks, the performing and visual arts, traveling near and far, and cooking a good meal. He lives in Jackson Heights, Queens, and maintains a ceramics studio practice in Long Island City.