Board of Directors: Vice President
Gail Leibowitz was the Chief Operating Officer of Milberg LLC, a national Plaintiff firm based in New York City with offices throughout the US. On a day-to-day basis Gail was responsible for the direction and operation of the multi-location firm; at its highest point with over 600 employees and eight offices in the US.
Prior to that, Gail was the Vice-President of Administration for Rubenstein Communications a pre-eminent PR firm in NYC. There she oversaw the operations and learned the business of communications/PR. She had the opportunity to work with captains of industry from every sector. Gail began her career at an entertainment/IP law firm. There she worked with every major professional sports league, many of the top shoe companies, clothing labels as well as musicians/entertainers from around the globe. At the time the firm disbanded, she was the Director of Finance and Administration.
Additionally, Gail has her own consulting/sports/entertainment and media company, working with very high profile athletes/actors/producers and has also handled obtaining visas and other complex immigration issues for entertainers. Her clients have included a broad range of artists including Metallica, Rush, Iron Maiden, Def Leppard, Judas Priest, Tears for Fears, Elvis Costello, RHCP, Ariana Grande, Iggy Azalea, and Justin Bieber among many others.
Gail has also worked on several film/TV projects. She Executive Produced a TV pilot with Russell Simmons as well as a documentary” In the Eye of the Spiral” which won best feature documentary at the Big Apple Film Festival. Gail has also signed on to Executive Produce an Independent feature film “Between the Pipes” the true story of the one and only female who played in the NHL and “Freshwater Road” an adaptation of the award winning book by Denise Nicholas. Gail will also Executive Produce several new TV series including “Watson Ave”, “Happy Hour” and “Born to Big Timers”.
Currently, Gail is launching a real estate project where she is developing creative campuses anchored by innovation studios for TV/film/music/art/fashion/tech/gaming in underserved communities that will provide access, exposure and opportunity for people in those communities.
In addition to her love of music and the arts, Gail is extremely passionate about and has a long history of community service and philanthropic work. In addition to being Vice President of the Board for PFCF Gail was a trustee and served on the leadership committee for the Allstars/Development School for Youth in NYC for fifteen years. She has been an advisor to many other organizations in both the non-profit and start-up world.