Josh Borenstein (he/him) is the chair and assistant professor adjunct in theater management at the Geffen School. He has served on the faculty since 2017 and courses have included Theater Organizations, Financial Management, and Strategic Planning. Josh has also been a case and independent study advisor.
Josh is an arts consultant, executive, and teacher with over 25 years of experience. He has advised on nearly 100 consulting engagements through his own practice, Odyssey Associates, and through AMS Planning & Research. Representative clients include producing theatres, presenting organizations, museums, local and state governments, historic preservation organizations, advocacy organizations, symphony orchestras, and funding organizations.
Josh served at Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven, Connecticut for 13 years, including 8 as its Managing Director. During his tenure, Long Wharf transferred several productions to New York; created education and community engagement programs that achieved national recognition; and raised over $25 million in operating, capital, and endowment funds. Josh has also held positions in theatre organizations throughout New England, including at the Huntington Theatre Company (Boston, MA), Trinity Repertory Company (Providence, RI), and Yale Repertory Theatre (New Haven, CT).
Josh has been a grant panelist for the National Endowment for the Arts, the Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, and the Greater Hartford Arts Council, and he has been a presenter at conferences hosted by Theatre Communications Group and the Alliance for American Museums. He has been interviewed by numerous podcasts and media outlets including the Associated Press, American Theatre magazine, and Connecticut Public Broadcasting. Josh is a graduate of Wesleyan University and the David Geffen School of Drama at Yale.