John Hoving

John has engaged in a multifaceted career working in both the Corporate and Non-Profit worlds becoming a seasoned veteran in the intricacies of fund-raising, event management, and production and coordination. He began his career as a page on the Main floor of Tiffany & Company while attending New York University. After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science & Philosophy, he moved into in the corporate training program and then back to the main floor as Assistant Manager. As Associate Director of Design he worked with the firm's Design Director, overseeing the development and production of all new products for the store in addition to the management of the Design Department, which includes both the interior and window display departments. After Tiffany, John enrolled in the Fordham Masters program in Social Work, graduated several years later and began working as a clinical therapist in a drug and alcohol rehabilitation hospital in upstate New York. But when his friend Robert F. Kennedy Jr. asked him to join Riverkeeper, then a small grass roots environmental group he saw an opportunity to make a real difference. Over the course of 5 years as the Director of Development, John successfully oversaw the complete renovation of the organization's overall fund raising strategy, direction, and developed significant new corporate and individual donor solicitation programs, all of which resulted in major sources of financial support and revenue for the organization. He is responsible for the creation of Riverkeeper's Annual Awards dinner and produced the first three, overseeing and managing every detail. This annual event continues to be one of the main sources of revenue for the organization. As Vice President of Development at the Caron Foundation, he was responsible for all aspects of development, fund-raising, public relations and special events. He conceived and produced a spectacular fund raising event honoring the Chairman & CEO of Viacom called "A Musical Tribute to the Beatles", attended by well over 1000 people and followed by a concert with an all-star cast of musicians singing their favorite Beatles song. This event was the most successful revenue generating vehicle in the organization's history. As an independent event producer John has had the unique opportunity to work in both the music and film business in a variety of different production positions in locations around the world from, the Bahamas to Africa with different, a wide variety of companies, organizations, musicians and personalities, some of which include; Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, George Harrison, The Rolling Stones, U2, The Who, Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Elton John. James Taylor, Neil Young, Sting, Davis Bowie, Madonna, The cast of The Sopranos, Sex and the City; Tom Hanks, HBO, Live Nation, Hammerstein Ballroom and Sony Signatures Licensing. In Chicago during the filming of "The Dark Knight" he worked on his first motion picture on the set as a production coordinator, and was also a background actor who appeared in several scenes throughout the film. He then worked on several other films in the Location Department which was an easy transition for him after working in special events and music production and site coordination as many of these skill sets applied across the board in the film business. he continues to work with Olmos Productions on a part time basis as the Vice President of Media in addition to considering writing a book based on the writings and conversations with his grandfather, former Chairmen of Tiffany & Company, Walter Hoving. Topics under consideration include advice and thoughts about Business, Manners and Personal Development to Mr. Hoving's career and experiences at Tiffany. He also recently wrote the forward to the 50th anniversary edition of "Tiffany's Table Manners for Teenagers", a book according to his grandfather was written for him! John is now working again with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. who is the president of Waterkeeper Alliance. His title is Director of Special Operations overseeing communication &b media content for the international environmental organization. He is married to Kyle O'Brien who works as a Major Motion Picture Accountant and live in New York City with several Golden Retriever's!