Josh Borenstein (he/him) is an arts consultant, executive, and teacher with over 25 years of experience. He has advised on nearly 100 consulting engagements and is also a Lecturer at the David Geffen School of Drama at Yale, where he teaches classes on strategy, financial management, and theatre organizations to arts administration graduate students. Representative clients include Goodspeed Musicals, the Gaston County Museum of Art and History, Writers Theatre, and the Addison Performing Arts Centre.
Prior to founding Odyssey Associates in 2019, 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; renovated its mainstage theater; 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, Trinity Repertory Company, and Yale Repertory Theatre.
Additionally, Josh served as a project manager at AMS Planning & Research, a consulting practice devoted exclusively to arts and culture clients. At AMS, he led or supported dozens of consulting projects, and clients included the Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism; Americans for the Arts in Washington, DC; and the Greater Columbus Arts Council in Ohio.
Josh has been a grant panelist for the National Endowment for the Arts/Arts Midwest (Shakespeare in American Communities program), the Greater Hartford Arts Council, and the Community Foundation for Greater New Haven. He has been interviewed by numerous podcasts and media outlets including the Associated Press, American Theatre, and Connecticut Public Broadcasting. Josh is a graduate of Wesleyan University and the David Geffen School of Drama at Yale.