Aaron
Dworkin

Named a 2005 MacArthur Fellow, President Obama’s first appointment to the National Council on the Arts and member of President Biden’s Arts Policy Committee, Aaron P. Dworkin is a best-selling author, Emmy award-winning filmmaker and poetjournalist. As a social entrepreneur, Aaron founded the Sphinx Organization (dedicated to promoting diversity in the arts) and the Institute for Poetjournalism. He is the former dean and current Professor of Arts Leadership & Entrepreneurship at the University of Michigan and hosts the nationally-broadcast show "Arts Engines," reaching 100,000 viewers weekly. Aaron is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and recipient of numerous honors including the National Governors Association Distinguished Service, BET’s History Makers in the Making and Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s Lifetime Achievement Awards and named the National Black MBA’s Entrepreneur of the Year. As a poetjournalist, Aaron’s performances include Carnegie Hall, Harvard University, Chautauqua, NJPAC, Orchestra Hall in Detroit and the Winfield House in London among others. He has been featured on The Today Show, CNN, and named one of Newsweek’s “15 People Who Make America Great.” Aaron welcomes everyone to join his community at Patreon.com/Poetjournalistto shape the narrative of tomorrow, one verse at a time.

Aaron has been the Resident Poetjournalist of Complexions since 2023.