Roger Sametz Email & Phone Number

I'm CEO and founder of Sametz Blackstone Associates, a Boston-based brand-focused strategy, content, design, fundraising, and web consultancy. I work with academic, cultural, research, community, and professional / financial services clients to define, articulate, and implement branding and communication strategies to help them to better navigate change, connect with their constituencies, deepen relationships, bolster both earned and contributed income, and advance both tactical and strategic goals.Representative corporate and financial clients include: Wellington Management, GMO, Meketa Asset Management, Acadian Asset Management, Bonham-Skinner Auctioneers, Direxion Funds, Secured Finance Network, Northern Trust Asset Management, and Accenture.Representative cultural clients include: Boston Symphony Orchestra / Tanglewood, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Detroit Opera, Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Celebrity Series of Boston, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Seattle Symphony, Orchestra Lumos, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Sun Valley Music Festival, and WGBH.Representative academic and research clients include: Harvard College, Harvard Medical School, MIT (multiple clients), Sarah Lawrence College, Olin College of Engineering, Vermont College of Fine Arts, The Wheeler School, Greenwich Country Day School, The Rashi School, Whitehead Institute, McGovern Institute, and Brigham & Women’s Hospital.I also write and speak widely on brand-building, message development, fundraising, and design. I have addressed multiple League of American Orchestras conferences; the Association of British Orchestras conference; CASE District conferences; CASE National Summit, National Arts Marketing conference, Arts Reach conferences, the Association of Independent Schools, and the Association of Fundraising Professionals.I am, or have been on multiple boards: I currently serve on the: + Executive Committee of the Boston Symphony Orchestra's Business Partners; + Corporate Executive Council of WGBH;+ WGBH's Advisory Council; + Marketing and Technology Committee of the Curtis Institute of Music Board; and I am+ Vice Chair, PS21 / Center for Contemporary Performance.Past participation includes:+ Board, Boston Center for the Arts;+ Board of Advisors, Boston Ballet;+ Board of Visitors, Longy School of Music;+ Board of Corporators, Schepens Eye Institute; + Executive Committee, Board of Associates, Whitehead Institute; and+ Leadership Board, McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT. I divide my time between Boston and New York's Hudson Valley.

Listed skills include Management, Leadership, Research, Marketing Communications, and 15 others.

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  President And Chief Executive Officer

  Sametz Blackstone Associates

  May 1979 - Present

  I work with academic, cultural, civic, and financial and professional services clients to define, articulate, and implement branding and communication strategies to help them to better connect with their constituencies, build relationships, increase both earned and contributed income, and advance organizational goals.