Fresh Faces of Philanthropy: Adam Sansiveri

The Tennessee Performing Arts Center lifts up the community through performance art and arts education, offering an inclusive place to enjoy music, theater, dance and more.

After 15 years in New York as a former Broadway producer, entrepreneur and professional classical musician, Adam Sansiveri is still surprised and delighted by how closely his passions and present career in finance align. He is a senior managing director and head of wealth management for AllianceBernstein here in Nashville. And it is exactly this combination of interests and talent that led him to get involved with not just one nonprofit, but several. 

“There is nothing better than giving back to your community, and as someone who has benefited so much from the arts, it’s incredibly rewarding to play a role in the growth and impact [of] these amazing organizations,” Adam says. “The arts teach you empathy, and working with these organizations continues to do that for me.”

When Adam gets involved, he goes all out and never looks back. So far, he has worked with TPAC for over four years. He chaired the TPAC Gala in 2022, helping bring back the organization’s big event after the pandemic. He served as lead producer for the 2024 TPAC Gala, leveraging his background as a producer to bring Broadway stars and a director here — and nearly doubling the funds ever raised. He is currently helping lead the capital campaign to secure TPAC’s future and build a state-of-the-art cultural epicenter for Nashville on the East Bank.

Adam was nominated as a Fresh Face of Philanthropy by several organizations. He is the longest-serving board member of Broadway Dreams, where he started an annual gala raising millions of dollars for arts education. He’s also on the board of the Heritage Foundation of Williamson County; he worked on the capital campaign to build a new theater for Studio Tenn; and he’s a regular sponsor for OZ Arts.

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