A proud Los Angeles native, Conor Guzmán is a strategic advisor, project manager, and entertainment professional.

With more than a decade of experience in the performing arts and an academic background in psychology, Conor brings a highly adaptable problem-solving skill set and human-centric approach to strategic advising processes in nonprofit, public, and private sectors.

After graduating from the University of Michigan’s prestigious musical theatre program, Conor achieved early career success as a performing artist in critically acclaimed theatrical productions across the United States. Born and raised in Pasadena, he’s particularly proud to have appeared alongside Barney Miller’s Hal Linden in The Pasadena Playhouse’s production of “The Fantasticks.”

Inspired by the dynamics of highly collaborative and successful creative teams in the entertainment industry, Conor returned to school in 2018 to study psychology. In addition to discovering a passion for data-driven research methods, Conor is proudest of the work he and fellow statistics tutors accomplished in supporting both psychology faculty and students in successfully navigating the abrupt transition from in-person to remote schooling at the onset of the pandemic.

Upon graduating in 2020 with a second bachelor’s and deepened commitment to support high-functioning organizations through the application of psychological principles, Conor moved back to Los Angeles where he launched his career as a strategic advisor. Later in 2020, Conor joined Star Insights where he has been working on various strategic advisory engagements with organizations including CSUN’s Soraya Center for the Performing Arts, The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens, and The Committee for Greater Los Angeles.

When he’s not rock climbing or hosting game night, Conor can be found beaming in the audience of a show his talented wife created.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• Awarded the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s Gates Millennium Scholarship
• Completed a 4-year bachelor’s degree in psychology in 2 years, graduating with numerous departmental honors
• Presented “Performing Arts Organizations and Reopening in LA County” keynote research findings to Los Angeles’ most prominent performing arts leaders in 2021

Credentials

• BA in Psychology from the City University of New York – Hunter College
• BFA in Musical Theatre from the University of Michigan