Former ArbitralWomen President Dana MacGrath has been appointed Chair of the Diversity Committee of the New York International Arbitration Center (NYIAC) as of January 2023. Dana is an independent arbitrator listed on the rosters of various arbitral institutions and has served as chair, co-arbitrator and sole arbitrator in multiple arbitrations over the course of her arbitration career of more than two decades. Her unique mix of experience includes serving as an arbitrator, arbitration practitioner, in-house counsel and professor of law. Prior to launching her independent arbitrator practice, she spent more than two years in-house focusing on arbitration finance and 20+ years as an arbitration practitioner and arbitrator in the arbitration practice group at several global law firms. She has a broad range of experience in arbitrations involving a variety of businesses and industries. She also is an adjunct professor at Fordham Law, where she teaches a course on international arbitration and coaches the Vis Moot team.
