THE MARKET WHISPERER
Elle Decor US|March 2024
How a former banker became Manhattan's latest career-making gallerist.
Sean Santiago
THE MARKET WHISPERER

Last fall, when the prestigious London gallery White Cube opened its first public space in New York City, it tapped a trailblazer with an unorthodox path in the industry. Growing up in Sri Lanka, Sukanya Rajaratnam didn't consider art an obvious career choice. Instead, she studied finance at Cambridge and went to work in investment banking, specializing in underappreciated assets. Now, as global director of strategic market initiatives at White Cube New York, she's leveraging her business background to shine the spotlight on unsung artists.

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