Joe Jeff Goldblatt papers

Joe Jeff Goldblatt (1952- ) was a member of The George Washington University faculty and the founding director of The Event Management Program at the University. Dr. Goldblatt is the author, co author, or editor of six books including the first text book in the field of event management studies (Special Events, the Art and Science of Celebration, published by Van Nostrand Reinhold in 1990). He is responsible for establishing Event Management as a field of study in higher education and the courses he developed are currently being taught in seven different Universities in five countries. He has appeared on more than 500 radio and television programs and is the recipient of the only lifetime achievement award given for contributions in the field of event management by the International Special Events Society. Currently, he is the president of The Goldblatt Company, Inc. which he founded in 1990 as an event management consulting organization. He was the executive producer of The Wonder Company from 1976 to 1990, a special events firm that produced large scale events for corporations, associations, and governments. Goldblatt was also the founding president of the International Special Events Society (ISES) and served as its first president in 1987. In 1993, the ISES awarded Goldblatt the Certified Special Events Professional (CSEP) designation.

Goldblatt is the son of the late Max and Rosa Goldblatt, and was raised in Dallas, Texas. His father was a city councilman in Dallas for two terms and one of the founders of the Dallas County Community College system. Joe Jeff Goldblatt received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from St. Edward's University in 1975, with a major in theatre. He earned a Masters of Tourism Administration from The George Washington University in 1994, and earned the doctor of education (Ed.D.) degree at the same university in 1996. Goldblatt is married to Nancy Lynner and they have two sons. Over the years, Joe Jeff Goldblatt has been involved in producing hundreds of special events and shares his expertise through educational resources offered at the university level. He has also written numerous articles in trade and professional journals on event management. His published works include Special Events, the Art and Science of Celebration (published in English and Korean) and the second edition entitled, Special Events: Best Practices in Modern Event Management. He has also published The Ultimate Party Handbook, The Ultimate Guide to Sport Event Management and Marketing (co authored by Stedman Graham and Lisa Delpy Nierotti, Ph.D), Dollars and Events (with Frank Supovitz), and The Dictionary of Event Management (with Carol McKibben). In addition, Goldblatt is currently a member of the editorial board for the Journal of Event Management. Management and Event Tourism Journal.