Jed Bernstein

Jed Bernstein
Born March 27, 1955
New York City
Residence New York City
Citizenship American
Alma mater University of Pennsylvania (BA)
Yale School of Management (MBA)
Occupation arts executive, theatrical producer

Jed Bernstein (/bɜrnstiːn/; born March 27, 1955) is the current president of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc., having served in this role since January 2014, when he replaced Reynold Levy.[1] Bernstein has extensive experience in theater producing, arts administration, and marketing and promotion.

Career and Education

Immediately before his time at Lincoln Center, Bernstein served as the producing director of the Bucks County Playhouse in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and as the president of Above the Title Entertainment, a theater and television production company and marketing consultancy.[1]

From 1995 to 2006, Bernstein served as the president of The Broadway League, the national trade association for the commercial theater industry. Bernstein also served as an independent theater producer for such works as Driving Miss Daisy[2] and the 2009 revival of the musical Hair, for which he received a Tony Award[3]

Bernstein started his career in the advertising industry, spending 15 years working on corporate accounts at firms that included Ally & Gargano, Wells Rich Greene, and Ogilvy & Mather.[4] He is a graduate of the Yale School of Management, where he received an MBA, and the University of Pennsylvania.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pogrebin, Robin (May 15, 2013). "Lincoln Center Turns to Broadway for Its Next Chief". The New York Times. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  2. ↑ Gans, Andrew (December 21, 2010). "Driving Miss Daisy Recoups Investment". Playbill. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  3. ↑ Ng, David (May 15, 2013). "Jed Bernstein, Broadway producer, to head Lincoln Center". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Lincoln Center Names Jed Bernstein as its Next President". WQXR Blog. WQXR-FM. May 15, 2013. Retrieved October 20, 2014.