NEA Names the Officials Who Will Review Its Top Executives
Published Date: 10/26/2026
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Summary
The National Endowment for the Arts just named new members to their Senior Executive Service Performance Review Board, which checks how top leaders are doing and suggests pay and bonus changes. This update affects senior executives at NEA and kicks in starting October 13, 2026. It helps keep performance reviews fair and on track with government rules, but doesn’t change any money right now.
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NEA SES Members Reviewed by PRB
If you are a Senior Executive Service (SES) member at the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), your performance appraisal will be reviewed by the NEA Performance Review Board (PRB). The PRB, effective October 13, 2026, reviews appraisals and makes recommendations about performance ratings, pay adjustments, and bonuses; the appointed PRB members are Tony Chauveaux, Sunil Iyengar, and Valencia Rainey.
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