Richard G. Maloney is Clinical Associate Professor and Director of the Performing Arts Administration graduate program at New York University where he teaches classes in performing arts management and cultural policy. He is also an Affiliated Faculty member at the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at NYU. As a professional musician, he has played lute, lavta, guitar, and hand percussion with several Boston area early music ensembles. As an arts administrator, he previously served as General Manager of the Boston Camerata and worked for the Boston Early Music Festival and New England Conservatory. 

He holds undergraduate degrees in history and music, a graduate diploma in lute performance, a master’s degree in Arts Administration, and a doctorate in Law and Public Policy. Dr. Maloney’s research examines local cultural economic development policies to better understand how they are implemented and to ascertain the impact they have on their respective communities.