Jared Hammond | Theatre 

Current: Berkeley, CA / From: Tucson, AZ; New York, NY

Pomona Days: Class of 1984 | Theatre

Current Employment: Finance Director, Berkeley Repertory Theatre (2019 to present)

Past Employment & Graduate School:

• Associate Director, Finance at Hammer Museum (2015 to 2019)

• Assistant Director, Finance & Administration, Hudson Museum (2005 to 2015)

• General Manager, The Acting Company (2002 to 2005)

• Managing Director, Austin Musical Theatre (1998 to 2002)

• MBA, The University of Texas at Austin - The Red McCombs School of Business

• Artistic Director, The Basic Theatre (1989 to 1998)

• Legal Assistant & Assistant Case Manager, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (1988 to 1998)

I was a theater major at Pomona but reveled in the diversity of subjects and learning experiences that being at a small, liberal arts college offered. I followed Pomona with drama school in London, moved to New York and eventually started my own Off-Off-Broadway theater company. By necessity, I became skilled at "arts management" which eventually led me to pursue that as a career path, to earn an M.B.A., to expand from the nonprofit theater to the nonprofit museum field and, most recently, to return to my theatrical roots in California.

Tip #1: Be open to possibilities. Tip #2: When facing a career decision, reflect on what your strengths are as well as where your passion lies, and explore that intersection.