Dean Stein

Dean has managed several nonprofit organizations, overseeing the essentials of their healthy growth — from budgets and professional development to impact and ethics.

He was for 15 years CEO of the American Psychoanalytic Association based in New York City, which brought together some 6,000 psychoanalysts for institutes and advocacy.

He served as executive director of the Dyson Foundation, a $300 million family foundation, based in the Hudson Valley, that supports community nonprofits and an array of cultural projects. Dean managed the foundation’s grantmaking at a time of significant growth.

Before that, Dean was for 15 years the executive director of Chamber Music America, a national membership organization of musicians. During his tenure, the organization’s budget, participation, and impact grew exponentially.

Dean has a bachelor of arts degree from Washington University in St. Louis, Mo. and an MBA from New York University.

Since retiring in 2018, Dean has lived in Provincetown.