Elle Moody

Moody, an Austin resident, serves as senior vice president of grants and chief communications officer at the Moody Foundation and has been a member of the foundation’s board of trustees since 2015. A graduate of Rice University with a master’s degree in visual art administration from New York University, Moody brings experience spanning arts, culture, strategic communications and philanthropy, including previously led communications for cultural organizations worldwide. In her current role, Moody guides the foundation’s investments that support cultural institutions and the arts statewide.

Along with serving on the board of TXCT, Moody also serves on Rice University’s board of trustees and Moody Center for the Arts advisory board, Ballroom Marfa’s board of trustees, and the University of Texas at Austin’s Blanton Museum of Art national leadership board and Moody College of Communication advisory council.