Frank Gironda is a music industry veteran with more than 40 years of experience as an artist manager. He began his career as chairman of the University Program Council at UMass Amherst where he promoted acts such as James Taylor, The Allman Brothers, and U2. After which, he worked at the New York-based talent agency American Talent International before moving to Los Angeles to join Elliot Roberts at Lookout Management in 1984. He served as a producer of the Bridge School Benefit concert from its inception in 1986 to 2016 and is passionately committed to helping The Bridge School carry out its mission of helping individuals with severe speech and physical impairments achieve their maximum potential in their communities.