Bob Feinberg, a veteran media executive, attorney, and cultural entrepreneur, has been appointed executive director of HamptonsFilm. Mr. Feinberg has held senior leadership roles at New York’s flagship PBS station, WNET, where he served as vice president of business development and chief legal officer. He is the co-founder of Montclair Film, a year-round film and education nonprofit that includes the annual Montclair Film Festival.
As executive director, Mr. Feinberg will lead HamptonsFilm and the Hamptons International Film Festival, overseeing strategic planning while developing new year-round artistic programs. He will work closely with its board of directors, artistic leadership, and staff to deepen community engagement, expand industry partnerships and sponsorship, and enhance the impact of the annual film festival.
“I am thrilled to join HamptonsFilm at such an exciting moment for the organization and industry,” said Mr. Feinberg. “The Hamptons has long been a vibrant home for storytellers and audiences alike, and I look forward to working with our board, as well as our chief creative officer, David Nugent, and the team, to continue fostering the creative community out east.”
“We are delighted to welcome Bob as our new executive director,” said Alec Baldwin and Randy Mastro, co-chairmen of HamptonsFilm. “His extensive experience in media, education, and nonprofit leadership, combined with his deep understanding of film and storytelling, make him the ideal choice to lead HamptonsFilm into its next chapter.”
Before joining WNET, Mr. Feinberg held senior legal roles at a number of media companies, including American Lawyer Media, and earlier served as an assistant U.S. attorney in the Eastern District of New York. He began his legal career as an associate at Debevoise and Plimpton and as a law clerk to the Honorable Magistrate Judge Naomi Buchwald of the U.S. District Court for New York’s Southern District.
Mr. Feinberg has also taught media law, criminal law, and legal writing as an adjunct professor at Fordham University Law School for more than 20 years. He earned his J.D. from N.Y.U. School of Law and his A.B. from Cornell University.
As chairman of the Montclair Film board for over 12 years, he had direct oversight of all aspects of the organization, including recruiting its board of trustees and senior staff; developing its education program; acquiring (through donation) its historic, three-story headquarters building, and relaunching the Clairidge Theater, a six-screen cinema in downtown Montclair, as a nonprofit theater.
Mr. Feinberg and his wife, Maggie Drucker, live in East Hampton, where they have owned a home for the past 30 years.
