The Town Hall
Joan Rall is a seasoned financial and governance expert with a diverse leadership background spanning over four decades. Currently serving as Treasurer of the Board of Directors at The Town Hall since April 2024, Joan has extensive board experience with organizations such as Tridan Corporation, AWAKENER, and the UN Global Compact. Joan co-founded and serves as President of Genusetics Inc., where innovative research predicts Alzheimer's disease risk through a blood test. A retired partner at EY, Joan held significant roles including Assurance Partner and Advisory Partner, where responsibilities encompassed global audits and IT risk management. Furthermore, Joan contributed to academia as an adjunct professor at NYU Stern School of Business and Wagner Graduate School of Public Service and earned a BComm in Business and Accounting from McMaster University, alongside executive education from Harvard and Kellogg.
The Town Hall
Town Hall is a 1,500-seat nonprofit national historic landmark venue in the heart of New York City. It was created by suffragists in 1921 and home of countless musical and cultural milestones. Town Hall has played an integral part in the electrifying cultural fabric of New York City for more than 90 years. Disclosing a tale of a vibrant group of suffragists (The League for Political Education) whose fight for the 19th Amendment led them to build a meeting space to educate people on the important issues of the day. The Hall was designed by renowned architects McKim, Mead & White to reflect the democratic principles of the League. Box seats were eliminated and no seats had an obstructed view giving birth to the term "Not a bad seat in the house." During completion of the building the 19th Amendment was passed (women's right to vote), and on January 12, 1921 The Town Hall opened its doors and took on a double meaning: as a symbol of the victory sought by its founders, and as a spark for a new, more optimistic climate.