Roger Sametz

Roger works with clients to define and articulate branding and communication strategies to help them better connect with their constituencies and advance organizational goals. He received both his BA and MFA from Yale University.

Roger also writes and speaks widely on brand-building, marketing, and fundraising for a broad range of audiences, including virtual and in-person presentations for the League of American Orchestras, the Association of Independent Schools in New England (AISNE), the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), the Council for the Advancement of Secondary Education (CASE), the Association of British Orchestras, Arts Reach, and many others.

Representative education & research clients include:

Harvard College, Harvard Medical School, MIT (multiple clients), Vermont College of Fine Arts, Colgate University, Brandeis University, Olin College of Engineering, Curtis Institute of Music, Wesleyan University, Sarah Lawrence College, Greenwich Country Day School, The Wheeler School, Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, and the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT.

Representative arts & culture clients include:

Boston Symphony Orchestra / Tanglewood, Clark Art Institute, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Seattle Symphony, Fuller Craft Museum, Celebrity Series of Boston, Sun Valley Music Festival, San Francisco Symphony, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Detroit Opera, Emmanuel Music, Boston Ballet, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Hartford Symphony Orchestra, Newport Classical, Newport Historical Society, Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Orchestra Lumos, New Jersey Symphony, Curtis Institute of Music, and WGBH.

Representative finance & business clients include:

The Baupost Group, Wellington Management, Goodwin LLP, Secured Finance Network (SFNet), Meketa Investment Group, Abrams Capital, Acadian Asset Management, Gordon Brothers, Bonham Skinner, TA Realty, GMO, and Northern Trust Asset Management.

Representative community & nonprofit clients include:

Project Bread / The Walk for Hunger, AIDS Action, Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), MIT Introduction to Technology, Engineering, and Science (MITES), Neighbor to Neighbor Greenwich, and World Wide Web Foundation.

Roger serves on the:

• Board of Advisors of GBH;
• Executive Committee, Corporate Executive Council of GBH;
• Executive Committee of the Business Partners Board of the Boston Symphony Orchestra;
• Vice Chair, Board of Directors, PS21 / Center for Contemporary Performance; and the
• Marketing and Technology Committee of the Curtis Institute of Music Board of Trustees.

Roger has formerly served on the:

• Board of Advisors of Boston Ballet;
• Board of Visitors of Longy School of Music;
• Executive Committee, Board of Associates, Whitehead Institute;
• Board of Corporators of Schepens Eye Research Institute;
• Board of Directors of the Boston Center for Arts; and
• Leadership Board, McGovern Institute for Brain Research, MIT.

Roger divides his time between Boston and the Hudson Valley, where he can often be found biking over hill and dale (mostly hill). Both his homes and the Sametz office feature his collections of Art Deco and 50s-70s Swiss posters, and enough Homer Laughlin Fiestaware and Harlequin to host a state banquet or royal wedding.