PROFILE   |   David Belsky

David Belsky Chief Communications Officer

David is Founder & CEO of the consulting and public relations agency Good Rebellion, and serves as NASH’s Chief Communications Officer. He offers unique experience in communications strategy and public relations for purpose-driven organizations.

For nearly a decade, David drove integrated marketing and communications at The State University of New York, the largest higher education system in the United States. He successfully implemented a new brand across 64 campuses, helping to establish the system and its chancellor as national thought leaders. While at SUNY, David maintained a wide-ranging portfolio including media and government relations, advertising, social media, executive speechwriting, crisis communications, alumni engagement, student leadership, and supporting the Board of Trustees.

He then joined The Fund for Public Schools at the NYC Department of Education, where he built a newly created communications department from the ground up. David was responsible for developing and implementing strategies for fundraising, donor engagement, content creation, partner relations, reporting for the Board of Directors, and liaising with City Hall.

Before founding Good Rebellion, David was managing director at a creative agency in downtown Manhattan where he oversaw both client strategy and growth.

David is a native New Yorker, born and raised in Queens, and now living in Brooklyn. He attended NYC public schools, earned his BA in Political Science from Binghamton University, and MPA from the University at Albany.