Caylin Waller has led award-winning research on building HR practices in theatre. She holds an M.A. in Performing Arts Administration from NYU Steinhardt, was selected Distinguished Graduate for Outstanding Contribution to the Field of the Arts, and currently serves as an inaugural Expert in Residence for her former program. Caylin speaks regularly on her industry research and startup knowledge. She was a featured panelist at the NYU event titled Curtain Up: Spotlight on Financial and Social Sustainability for the Performing Arts alongside leaders from Lincoln Center and Brooklyn Academy of Music, as well as a panelist at the NYU Entrepreneurial Festival event Women Entrepreneurs Responding to Pressing Needs. She was a 2022 grant recipient of the Mark & Debra Leslie Fellows grant through the NYU Female Founders Fellowship program, and a 2023 grant recipient for the Druzinsky Teacher Enrichment Grant. Outside of her work in the arts, Caylin works in early childhood education as both an educator and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice Coordinator.