Truth through data.

LMI Group is grounded in decades of experience across each of the verticals of the international art industry and the broader cultural heritage sector. Our leadership, Board of Directors, senior consultants and executives are comprised of experts from multiple fields including the scientific, museum, academic and legal sectors.

Our Leadership Team

  • Lawrence M. Shindell

    Chairman, President & CEO

    Former trial attorney, veteran of art industry and its issues of asset and data integrity; former CEO of industry related insurance company; expert witness to U.S. Tax Court and U.S. Congress on art industry-related issues

  • Maxwell L. Anderson, Ph.D.

    COO & CEO of LMI-NC3

    Art historian and former curator at The Metropolitan Museum of Art; President, Souls Grown Deep Foundation; former director of several leading art museums; former president, Association of Art Museum Directors (AAMD) 

  • Steven P. Novak 

    CFO & CCO

    Veteran of Wall Street and the finance and investment sectors, serving for a range of companies as Chairman, CEO, Acting CFO, lead member of M&A committees and chair of audit committees 

Our values

Accurate data is at the core of the human legacy
Data science augments intuition and experience
Certainty of information is the grounding of our cultural heritage
Transparency and accuracy are how we build market trust
Science and technology, along with the resources of the past, are our path forward
Because cultural heritage is any society's greatest legacy

SECURITY

Asset and Data Security

We employ world-leading security and constant surveillance of all artwork at all times, including anonymized, maximum security custody and storage. Additionally, we maintain a best-in-class security data infrastructure and utilize one of the financial industry’s leading accounting firms to audit our investment vehicles, quality control, and quality assurance protocols.

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