Eric Gershman

Consultant

Eric is an experienced arts, culture, and media strategist and teacher with extensive experience working closely with senior executives, boards of trustees, and multi-disciplinary teams. His consulting work has been seen throughout the cultural sector including service as Interim Managing Director at Long Wharf Theatre and The Williamstown Theatre Festival, conducting strategic and operating plans for Building for the Arts, Newport Classical, The United Theatre, and The Brown Arts Institute, and providing expert guidance to several media and entertainment companies including Netflix and Paramount. As a former team member of AEA Consulting he helped to lead feasibility studies for The National Black Theatre, Atlanta’s Civic Theater, and The Rhode Island School of Design, and provided operational plans to the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library, the University of Arizona Museum of Art, and the Brooklyn Academy of Music.

Prior to his consulting work, Eric was Manager of Strategy & Business Development for Disney Theatrical Group, advising the organization on its commercial live entertainment businesses worldwide. Eric also served as Senior Advisor at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, where he provided internal consulting and facilitated special projects. Earlier in his career, Eric held a number of technical production and operations positions with Blue Man Group, the Broadway tour of Annie, and Cirque du Soleil, the latter of which included three new shows in Asia, Europe, and North America.

To learn more about Eric, visit his website here.