Facts: - residence: washington , d.c. - caption: kaiser center honors at the white house for the 2009 kennedy - birth date: october 27 , 1953 - name: michael kaiser - citizenship: american - occupation: arts executive - image: michael kaiser 2009.jpg - birth place: new york city - alma mater: brandeis management -lrb- mba -rrb- university -lrb- ba -rrb- mit sloan school of Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of michael kaiser .
michael m. kaiser -lrb- born october 27 , 1953 -rrb- was the president of the john f. kennedy center for the performing arts -lrb- 2001 -- 2014 -rrb- in washington , d.c. dubbed '' the turnaround king '' for his work at such arts institutions as the kansas city ballet , alvin ailey american dance theater , american ballet theatre and the royal opera house , kaiser has earned international renown for his expertise in arts management .