MATTHEW AARON STERN is the founder of the Broadway Stage Management Symposium and co-founder of Event Training Academy.

Matt’s extensive credits on Broadway and in corporate events. A few of his 20+ Broadway credits include: Come From Away, The Lion King, Finding Neverland, On The Town, Spiderman: Turn Off The Dark, Hands On A Hardbody, Death Of A Salesman, The Little Mermaid, Wicked, The Phantom Of The Opera, and The Full Monty. Matt has toured with: Les Miserables, Grease, Mandy Patinkin, Patti LuPone, John Lithgow, and Billy Crystal. Other theatre credits include: Radio City Christmas Spectacular, Blue Man Group at the Hollywood Bowl and many readings and workshops. Matthew has been a show caller or deck manager for numerous corporate event clients around the world including: Google, Facebook, Samsung, AOL, Intel, Qlik, Volkswagen, Toyota, Caterpillar, Abbvie, GSK, Novartis, Mastercard, and non-profits The American Theatre Wing, Endeavor, amFAR, and GLAAD. Matthew teaches at SUNY Purchase, is a board member of the Stage Managers' Association.