András Szántó (born January 1, 1964) advises museums, foundations, educational institutions, and leading brands worldwide on cultural strategy.

[8] Szántó's strategic advisory clients span the art world, from non-profit institutions to commercial brands.

Previously, as a senior consultant with AEA Consulting, strategic planning projects included The Public Art Fund, Tribeca Film Institute, MoCAD in Detroit, SculptureCenter, The Meserve Kunhardt Foundation, Roundabout Theater Company, the Knight Foundation, and the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.

In 2021, Szántó, working in collaboration with Hans-Ulrich Obrist, helped conceptualize and launch Unfinished Camp, a global network of art organizations seeking to engage the voices of artists in conversations around ethical technology.

Michelson Philanthropy and a financing and public engagement platform utilizing new financial technologies with the Danish Faurschou Foundation.

Szántó has also advised individual creators and their studios, including the artist Jeffrey Gibson and the network scientist Albert-László Barabási.

Szántó has played a lead role in designing and advising on the implementation of landmark corporate art initiatives.

In 2014, Szántó helped conceive the BMW Art Journey, a joint initiative of BMW and Art Basel, which sends artists on journeys of creative discovery worldwide; he serves as the initiative's strategic advisor and editor of its book series, collaborating closely with the recipients: Astha Butail, Leelee Chan, Jamal Cyrus, Julien Creuzet, Henning Fehr & Philipp Rühr, Zac Landon Pole, Abigail Reyolds, Max Hooper Schneider, and Samson Young.

To gain a better understanding of art-brand collaborations, Szántó initiated the Cultural Citizenship report, based on an online survey of experts.

He contributed to the 2010 Aspen Institute report, The Artist as Philanthropist: Strengthening the Next Generation of Artist-endowed Foundations and to the influential 2005 RAND Corporation study, A Portrait of the Visual arts: Meeting the Challenges of a New Era.

Szántó's writing and policy interests frequently extend to the planning and oversight of symposia and professional forums.

He participated in and wrote the summary reports for two sessions of the Asia Society's US-China Museum Directors Forum in Beijing.

He lives in New York City with his wife, Alanna Stang, a magazine editor, author on sustainable architecture, and communications consultant, and their sons, Alexander and Hugo.