Deirdre Carasso

Deirdre Carasso is the Director of the public library of Utrecht, overseeing 12 libraries, since 2020. She previously served as Director of the Stedelijk Museum Schiedam, where she and her team reintegrated the museum into the city's cultural fabric. Her earlier roles include positions at Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam and the National Archive in The Hague. Deirdre is a trained art historian and archivist. She is currently a member of the Council for Culture, which advises government and parliament on the arts, culture and media, and chairs the Fentener van Vlissingen Fonds. Deirdre was appointed Member of the CER Board in May of 2025