Faye Hobson is the director for culture at Salzburg Global Seminar where she leads programs that harness the power of arts, creativity, and new models of leadership to shape a better world. She is responsible for designing, developing, and implementing the Culture, Arts, and Society program series, the Public Policy New Voices Europe Fellowship, and the the Cultural Innovators Forum. She also plays a leadership role in developing infrastructure and artistic interventions that represent the values and mission of Salzburg Global at Schloss Leopoldskron and ensure accessibility for guests. From 2017 to 2021, she supported the Education program portfolio at Salzburg Global. Outside of her work at Salzburg Global, Faye is an advisor to "The World in 2050" think tank, and a member of the steering committee for "Karanga: The Global Alliance for Social and Emotional Learning and Life Skills". She has been recognized as an Emerging Leader by "WISE: The World Innovation Summit in Education". Prior to joining Salzburg Global in 2017, she worked for five years in the cultural and community sector, and in local government in Northern Ireland. Faye holds a bachelor's in photography from Falmouth University, UK, and a diploma in management practice from the University of Ulster, UK. She is currently studying on the Executive MBA course at MCI Innsbruck: The Entrepreneurial School, Austria, where she was awarded the inaugural Jean-Claude Junker Scholarship for students who are working to promote European values.
