Ronald Varney

Ronald Varney started his career in the art world in 1989 at Sotheby’s New York, where he served initially as the Director of Marketing Development and was later a Senior Vice President in the Trusts and Estates Department. He wrote for numerous Sotheby’s publications and also founded Sotheby’s Books.

His objective in starting an independent art advisory firm was to be an advocate for private clients in navigating the challenges of an increasingly complex global art market.

Mr. Varney has written widely on the arts for such publications as Esquire, the Smithsonian, House & Garden and The Harvard Business Review. He is a cum laude graduate of Amherst College, where he was an Independent Scholar in English. His personal collecting interests include rare books, drawings, photographs, English furniture and Japanese art.