Ari Lipsky

Ari joined Berkeley Rep in April 2023. Prior, he served as the director of development at the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus and Chan National Queer Arts Center, leading all fundraising efforts for the organization. Previous experience includes more than four years with San Francisco Ballet, where he held several increasingly senior positions in individual giving, and four years at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, working closely with the Center’s trustees and the Washington National Opera’s individual donors. Ari graduated from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communication at Syracuse University with a degree in public relations.