Eric Gershman
Providing strategy and leadership to arts, culture, and media organizations
- Role
- Vice President, Strategy & Business Development at Toc Arts Partners Formerly Tom O\'connor Consulting Group
- Location
- Providence, RI, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Eric Gershman
My background spans the private and nonprofit sectors, having developed strategy, executed high-profile projects, and built teams in fast-paced and demanding environments around the world. I have extensive experience working with executive leaders, boards of trustees, and multi-disciplinary subject matter experts to support, strengthen, and grow the operations of dynamic organizations at the forefront of the arts, culture, media, and entertainment industries. I share my knowledge with others by training the next generation of field leaders at two universities, leading with a creative, results-driven, people-first mindset to my students, clients, and colleagues alike.Skills include: strategy, strategic planning, strategic foresight, scenario planning, long-range planning, organizational learning and development, leading people, leading teams, business planning, financial modeling, business development, and operations.
Experience
Vice President, Strategy & Business Development
Toc Arts Partners Formerly Tom O\'connor Consulting Group
Mar 2026 — Present
Education
David Geffen School of Drama at Yale
Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Theater Management
2011 — 2015
Yale School of Management
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
2013 — 2015
Emerson College
Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA, Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology
2003 — 2007
Skills
- Entertainment
- Festivals
- Stage
- Nonprofits
- Arts
- Fundraising
- Performing Arts
- Theatre
- Arts Administration
- Nonprofit Organizations
- Theaters
- Musical Theatre
- Management
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