Director
Rupert Sherwood joined the Newsboys Foundation board in June 2022.
Rupert is passionate about enabling projects that help engage and motivate young people in their pursuits, and that develop their sense of belonging and community in the world.
Rupert has a strong knowledge of the arts sector, as well as fundraising, strategic and analytical skills developed over more than two decades working in arts fundraising roles.
He is currently Director of Development at Melbourne Theatre Company, a Committee Member of the Victorian Arts Panel of the Churchill Fellowships, and on the Board of Melbourne Fringe where he is Chair of the Fundraising Committee.
Rupert holds a Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Melbourne; Bachelor of Commerce – Marketing & Management from Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo; and a Post-graduate Diploma in Arts Management from the University of Melbourne.