Job Title: Director of Institutional Giving

Organization: Houston Ballet

Lindsey Hurst, CFRE is Senior Director of Institutional Giving at Houston Ballet, where she has spent more than 15 years securing and stewarding support from corporations, foundations, and government agencies. Since joining the organization in 2010, she has helped raise more than $50 million in philanthropic support for annual operations, capital initiatives, endowment, special events, and community programs. In addition to leading institutional fundraising strategy, Lindsey collaborates across the organization on sponsorship development, including the Ballet’s fundraising events, helping align mission-driven experiences with meaningful donor engagement. She is a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) and serves as a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, the Greater Houston Women's Chamber of Commerce, the HouArts in Action Task Force, and is an alumnus of the Center for Houston’s Future Leadership Forum.