Zeyba Rahman joined the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art, an extension of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, in 2013 as senior program officer for the Building Bridges Program. Zeyba manages the Building Bridges Program's national grant-making to support projects that advance relationships and increase understanding between Muslim and non-Muslim communities for mutual well-being. Before joining the foundation, Zeyba led internationally and nationally recognized projects as an artistic director/producer to promote understanding between diverse communities. Her roles include: director, Asia and North America, Fes Festival of World Sacred Music, Morocco; artistic director, Arts Midwest's Caravanserai: A Place Where Cultures Meet; curator, creative consultant, Public Programs, Metropolitan Museum of Art's Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia and Later South Asia Galleries; chief curator, Alliance Française's World Nomads Morocco Festival; project director, Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation's Global Cultural Connections; and senior advisor, Muslim Voices Festival. She is an advisor to Artworks for Freedom, a member of the steering committee for the Aga Khan Trust for Culture's Music Awards, and on the board of directors for Grantmakers in the Arts, among others. Twice honored by New York City's government, Zeyba is the subject of two television profiles as a global arts leader