Rachel Goslins

With a background in arts administration, documentary filmmaking and law, Rachel Goslins currently serves as the director of the Smithsonian’s Arts and Industries Building in Washington, D.C., a historic building on the National Mall and closed for the last 15 years, now being developed as a space to explore the future. Before joining the Smithsonian, Rachel served as the executive director of the President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities under President Obama, advising the White House on cultural policy and launching several major national initiatives in education and cultural diplomacy. Rachel is also an awarding-winning documentary filmmaker and producer, directing feature documentaries and working on productions for PBS, Discovery, National Geographic and History.

SO many things. But often ironically. It’s a defense mechanism.

Maybe we should spend as much time helping people imagine what could go right as we do helping them imagine what could go wrong.

Rodeos.