Catherine Diffley
InvestorHead of Hospitality & Real Estate at AlleyCorp
New York, New York, United States
About
Catherine Diffley leads AlleyCorp's hospitality and real estate efforts, including the 368 Broome Street redevelopment, and previously served as the firm's Director of Platform. Before AlleyCorp she led Platform at Human Ventures and worked across the art world (Gagosian, Artsy) and startups (Resident, Parlor).
Experience
- AlleyCorpHead of Hospitality and Real Estatecurrent2025 β presentNew York, New York, United States
- AlleyCorpDirector of Platform2022 β 2025New York, New York, United States
- Human VenturesHead of Platform2021 β 2022New York, New York, United States
- ParlorCo-Founder & Senior Advisor2020 β 2022New York, New York, United States
- Resident HospitalityCreative Director & Head of Partnerships2019 β 2020Greater New York City Area
- ArtsyAssociate Director, Artsy Experiential2018 β 2019Greater New York City Area
- ArtsyAssociate Director, Artsy OnSite2015 β 2018Greater New York City Area
- ArtsyGallery Relations Lead2015 β 2016
- ArtsyGallery Relations Liaison2014 β 2015Greater New York City Area
- Gagosian GalleryPublishing Assistant2011 β 2014
- The Phillips CollectionCuratorial Intern2010
- Gagosian GalleryGallery Intern2010
- Govinda GalleryGallery Intern2009 β 2010Washington, DC
Skills & more
Museums7Art3Editing3Art History6Contemporary Art6History3Publications4
From Catherine's professional profile.
Colleagues at AlleyCorp
Abe Murray
General Partner at AlleyCorp
Alex Martin
Investor at AlleyCorp
Alexi Nazem, MD
General Partner at AlleyCorp
Alison Hill
Chief of Staff at AlleyCorp
Brannon Jones
Principal at AlleyCorp
Bree PiperWilliams
Events Manager at AlleyCorp
Brenton Fargnoli
Partner at AlleyCorp
David Rosenthal, MD
Venture Partner at AlleyCorp
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Catherine Diffley?
- Catherine Diffley leads AlleyCorp's hospitality and real estate efforts, including the 368 Broome Street redevelopment, and previously served as the firm's Director of Platform. Before AlleyCorp she led Platform at Human Ventures and worked across the art world (Gagosian, Artsy) and startups (Resident, Parlor).
- Where does Catherine Diffley work?
- Catherine Diffley is Head of Hospitality & Real Estate at AlleyCorp.
- Where did Catherine Diffley go to school?
- Catherine Diffley studied at Georgetown University (Bachelor of Arts (BA), Art History); The Taft School.
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