About

Ethan Fogarty

Resume / CV

Work Experience

Elliott Investment Management

2026 – Present · New York, NY

Commercial Real Estate Intern

  • Supported owner-side delivery of a corporate office renovation, coordinating contractors, tracking budgets and schedules, reviewing drawings, producing quantity estimates, and overseeing on-site execution
  • Procured and installed FF&E including artwork, wallcoverings, furniture, plants, and locks while supporting broader owner-side space planning
  • Maintained project closeout punch-list, coordinating contractors and stakeholders to help resolve 250+ items
  • Participated in project meetings and reviews, tracking open items, change orders, and coordinating follow-up
  • Managed the selection, acquisition, framing, and delivery of signature artworks for key guest reception areas, ensuring delivery on schedule and within budget
  • Consolidated data sources into a facilities analytics dashboard for executive management, leveraging AI
  • Created AI education materials and training for facilities management team, supporting firmwide AI rollout

Ralph Appelbaum Associates (RAA)

2021, 2022 – 2026 · New York, NY

Content and Project Coordinator2022 – 2026

  • Managed multidisciplinary interior design workflows for sixteen cultural projects from concept to installation including the Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration and Natural History Museum of Abu Dhabi
  • Created and maintained project management systems including deliverable trackers and asset databases
  • Tracked deliverables across multiple concurrent projects, ensuring key milestones were met on time and budget
  • Liaised with clients, architects, internal design teams, consultants, and vendors to align project expectations, control scope changes, and execute design vision from initial concept to execution
  • Reviewed and marked up drawing sets to ensure contracts were satisfied and documentation was synchronized
  • Directed media, tactile interactive, custom art, and physical model subcontractors and responded to their RFIs
  • Developed site plans and visitor studies, optimizing designs to satisfy programmatic goals
  • Conducted industry expert interviews, led client workshops, researched content, and synthesized everything into overarching identity, exhibition narratives, and content-driven design moves
  • Piloted the 2023 RAA Summer Internship Program and managed interns’ work each summer

Marketing Team, Pitch Competitions2022 – 2026

  • Responded to RFPs, analyzing audience data and market context to identify key narrative and design strategies
  • Developed narratives and messaging frameworks, translating complex institutional goals into compelling marketing assets including presentations, design books, and short promotional films for over a dozen pitches

InternFebruary 2021 – September 2021

  • Supported content research, facilitated interdisciplinary workflows, and maintained documentation systems

Museum of Chinese in America

2020 – 2021 · New York, NY

Capital Campaign Intern

  • Supported capital campaign fundraising efforts and participated in client-side architectural design reviews

Yale University Art Gallery

2017 – 2022 · New Haven, CT

Gallery Guide2019 – 2022

  • Conducted archival research to design and deliver a unique Highlight Tour of the YUAG themed around “Myths”

Visitor Services2017 – 2019

  • Welcomed visitors as first point of contact and managed transactions at the front desk of the gallery

Saltaire Oyster Bar

2016 – 2018 · Port Chester, NY

Service & Catering

  • Delivered high-end dining service to fast-paced clientele, supporting the bar and floor as a busser and bar back
  • Managed setup, service, and breakdown for off-site catering events at food festivals and luxury sporting events

Volunteer & Independent

Hudson Guild

2022 – Present · New York, NY

Fundraising Gala Co-Chair2024 – 2026

  • Co-lead the production of Hudson Guild’s annual fundraising gala, managing event logistics, vendor logistics, volunteers, and guest experience while successfully raising over $30K to support childhood programs

Junior Board2023 – Present

  • Provide programmatic insight at quarterly Junior Board meetings and collaborate with fellow board members to volunteer at Hudson Guild events throughout the year
  • Volunteered weekly, teaching a custom arts curriculum to low-income elementary school kids in Manhattan

Freelance Event and Exhibit Design Work

2023 – Present · New York, NY

Independent Designer

  • Design and execute exhibition and event environments for NYC gallery openings, building 3D CAD models, organizing spatial layouts, planning run-of-show, and supporting on-site installation and production
  • Designed the ELLE 80th Anniversary art exhibition event at the French Consulate

Archaeological Digs

Summer 2017, Summer 2019 · Italy

Excavation Team

  • Excavated, sieved, sorted, and documented a Neolithic cave in Liguria and the Latin city of Gabii near Rome

Education

Yale University, Undergraduate

2017 – 2022 · New Haven, CT

B.A., Art History and Classics

  • Double major with honors in Art History and Classics
  • Awarded the 2021 Classics Department Summer Award and 2022 Walter Louis Ehrich Prize
  • Completed the highly selective and intensive Directed Studies Program

Christie’s Auction House

Summer 2020 · New York, NY

Global Art Markets Course

  • Studied macro trends and collection patterns in the global art market

Independent Education

Certificates

  • Project Management Foundations Certificate, LinkedIn Learning
  • Real Estate Development Modeling Master Class, Break into CRE

Core Competencies

  • Construction Coordination
  • Budget & Schedule Tracking
  • Project Controls
  • Design & Project Management
  • Vendor & Consultant Coordination
  • Drawing Set Review
  • FF&E Procurement
  • Quantity Takeoffs
  • Client & Stakeholder Management
  • Site Walkthroughs
  • RFI Coordination
  • SketchUp Proficiency
  • Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
  • Power BI
  • Power Automate

Project Experience

Domestic

  • 280 Park Avenue Office (New York, NY)
  • Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration (New York, NY)
  • Zekelman Holocaust Center (Farmington Hills, MI)
  • Corning Museum of Glass: Dig Deeper Exhibition (Corning, NY)
  • Washington International School (Washington, DC)
  • Library of Congress: Voices of the Americas (Washington, DC)
  • Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, WI)
  • Cowboy Trades Association (Jackson Hole, WY)
  • OceanX Travelling Exhibition (New York, NY)
  • Museum of Science and History (Jacksonville, FL)

International

  • Natural History Museum of Abu Dhabi (UAE)
  • Museum of Mining and Minerals (Jordan)
  • ILMI Science Center (Saudi Arabia)
  • Jeddah Oceanarium (Saudi Arabia)
  • Al-Zaher Palace Museum (Saudi Arabia)
  • Saudi Arabia Regional Museums: Al Baha, Ash-Sharqiyah, Asir

Marketing Pitches & RFPs

  • Museum of Mining and Minerals (Jordan)
  • Museum of Science and History (Florida)
  • Roper Medical Center (South Carolina)
  • Edo Museum of West African Art (Nigeria)
  • NEOM Next Generation Museum (Saudi Arabia)

Independent Consulting

  • ELLE 80th Anniversary Art Show — Art Installation Design
  • Fever Dream, Pulse Project Exhibition
  • Kinetic Potentials, Pulse Project Exhibition
  • Dimly at First, Loft121 Exhibition
  • Bios Morphe, Loft121 Exhibition
  • Ascension, Pulse Projects Exhibition