Andrea Woodner established the Design Trust in 1995 and was its Founding Director until 2000. She co-directed the organization with Claire Weisz from 2000 to 2003. She served as the board’s President from 1995 to 2015.

After twenty years of visionary leadership, in January 2016, Andrea Woodner stepped down from the Board to concentrate on the Design Trust Founder’s Circle, a major donor group deeply committed to supporting the future of NYC. Her dedicated efforts have helped transform both Design Trust into a nationally-recognized incubator for urban innovation, as well as the City itself.

Woodner is also Board President of Elizabeth Streb Ringside, a dance company, and Vice President of ETHEL, a contemporary string quartet. She serves on the visiting committees of the Architecture and Design Department of the Museum of Modern Art and the Prints and Drawings Department of the Morgan Library and Museum.

She received numerous awards including the American Institute of Architects New York Chapter’s Award, Interior Design magazine’s Hall of Fame, and was named one of New York Magazine’s “Design Revolutionaries”. She attended Harvard University Graduate School of Design, and received a Master of Architecture degree from Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture and Planning. She received her Bachelors Degree from Bennington College.