Ben Lasser (Associate Director of Individual Giving, The Shed, NY) is a native of the east coast, and received his bachelor’s degree in Theater from Skidmore college and his Masters in Arts Administration from NYU. He spent five years acting and directing in Chicago, where he was active in the storefront theater scene and helped found the company Hobo Junction, the only theater company he is aware of with a robot mascot. Since relocating to New York he has worked at The Public Theater, The Atlantic Theater, BAM, Manhattan Theatre Club, and currently The Shed where he is the Associate Director of Individual Giving. He also works with artists and small companies to help them strengthen their business practices.