Ezra Hom-Bristow is the Events and Communications Director at the Institute of Governmental Studies at the University of California, Berkeley, where he leads digital communications, multimedia storytelling, and public programming that connect academic research with broader civic audiences. In this role, he manages the institute’s communications ecosystem across web, email, video, and social media, and produces live and hybrid events that bring together scholars, policymakers, students, and community leaders to engage in dialogue about the most pressing public issues of our time.
Ezra joined the UC Berkeley community with over a decade of professional experience in event productions, entertainment, communications strategy and multimedia storytelling.Ezra received a BA in Studio Arts at Trinity College and studied Visual Arts and Communication Studies at the University of the West Indies in Trinidad and Tobago. In 2015, Ezra pivoted from visual arts to performing arts when he became one of the principal dancers and volunteer social media & marketing manager for SambaFunk! Carnaval Explosion, an Oakland-based nonprofit arts organization. Over the last nine years, Ezra has supported live and virtual performances, fundraising campaigns, and events with companies and organizations like the National Institute for Mental Illness, LiveNation, Boys and Girls Club of San Francisco, Joe Goode Performance Group, and Cal Performances’ AileyCamp Program. Prior to joining IGS, he worked as an Production and Programs Coordinator and Dance Faculty at East Bay Center for the Performing Arts for 3 years. He is also the founder of MylesBeyond Entertainment, a creative platform through which he produces cultural arts programming inspired by African diasporic traditions such as Caribbean Carnival to explore how storytelling, music, and movement can cultivate belonging, resilience, and collective joy.