The National Civic Art Society is proud to announce that its Board of Directors has elected Richard R. Hough III as its new Chairman. A longtime member of the NCAS Board, Hough is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Silvercrest Asset Management Group, a New York-based registered investment advisor firm with nearly $30 billion in assets under management.
Hough is a former member of the Board of Governors and executive committee of the Investment Adviser Association. Hough also serves as Chairman of Board of the Institute for Family Studies, and he serves on the boards of the Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation; The Tunison Foundation; Christendom College; and the advisory council of The New Criterion. Hough received a B.A. in politics and philosophy from Princeton University.
Hough replaces Marion Smith, President of the Common Sense Society, who stepped down as chairman of NCAS after serving in that role for 10 momentous years.
According to Hough, “I am honored to serve as chairman of NCAS. Under Marion Smith’s visionary leadership, NCAS made history with its victories and achievements. I look forward to building on Marion’s success and stewarding the organization in a new era of promoting beautiful, meaningful public art and architecture that embodies America’s highest ideals.”
According to Smith, “It’s been an honor to serve as chairman of NCAS for the last 10 years. Much good work has been done in that time due to the courageous leadership of our Directors, the generosity of our many members and supporters, and the tenacious work of our President Justin Shubow. We are fortunate to have Rick Hough as our new chairman and I look forward to remaining on the board of NCAS as we continue to advocate for classical architecture in Washington, D.C., for enduring civic art around the country, and for a sounder process in Federal building design which is funded by taxpayers and intended to benefit the American public.”