Abby Diez

Associate Instructor of Producing Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
Education: MA, Arts and Cultural Management - Leuphana University/Goethe Institut (2022); BA, Music Studies - University of New Orleans (2016); Popular Music Songwriting - Conservatory of Rotterdam (2015))

Research Areas: arts and cultural management, strategic management and planning, organizational development, arts and cooperation, arts for transformation, cultural policy, sustainable arts, community development, and teaching English as a second language.


Abby Diez is a performing arts producer, project and events manager, content writer, educator, and creative professional. In addition to working as an Associate Instructor of Producing at NYU Abu Dhabi, Diez is a musician, vocalist, composer, and songwriter.

Her educational background includes a forthcoming MA in Arts and Cultural Management from Leuphana University of Lüneburg/Goethe Insitut (2022), BA in Music Studies from the University of New Orleans (2016), and study in Popular Music Songwriting at the Conservatory of Rotterdam (CODARTS) as a U.S. Department of State, Benjamin A. Gilman Scholar (2015).

Her research interests include arts and cultural management, strategic management and planning, organizational development, arts and cooperation, arts for transformation, cultural policy, sustainable arts, community development, and teaching English as a second language.