Janet Rodriguez

Janet Rodriguez is the founder and CEO of SoHarlem, a Harlem-based nonprofit she established in 2011 to expand economic opportunity for local artists and creative entrepreneurs. Through SoHarlem, she built a community incubator that provides workspace, training, and resources for designers, artisans, and residents—helping them develop skills in fashion, manufacturing, and entrepreneurship while keeping cultural production rooted in Harlem.

Before launching SoHarlem, Rodriguez spent over two decades working across arts administration and philanthropy, including leadership roles at JPMorgan Chase’s Global Philanthropy Group and other major cultural institutions. She also ran “Straight Out of Harlem,” a creative retail and programming space that showcased work by hundreds of local and international artists.

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