Gabe Holmstrom

Gabe Holmstrom has been the Executive Director of the Downtown Little Rock Partnership since April 2015.

In his years as Executive Director, Gabe has added several new successful DLRP events including the Barkus on Main Mardi Gras dog parade, downtown alley parties, East Village Jam music festival, Between the Rocks river party, ‘80s Mall Mash-Up party, and the Bright The Night holiday tree lighting – all of which produce revenue for the nonprofit. He initiated the DLRP Ambassador Program, which provides an additional presence for residents and visitors of downtown Little Rock, and he has successfully spearheaded large-scale public art installations downtown. Through his innovation and hard work, Gabe has noticeably moved the needle forward for downtown Little Rock.

In 2019, Gabe was one of several professionals from across the world to be selected for an Emerging Leader Fellowship with the International Downtown Association.

Prior to joining the Downtown Little Rock Partnership, he was chief of staff to the Arkansas House of Representatives under Speaker Davy Carter, the first Republican Speaker in 138 years.

Before going to work at the House, Gabe was a public affairs specialist for Cranford Johnson Robinson Woods (CJRW), where he provided strategic communications counsel to a wide variety of clients.

Gabe has served as executive director and senior advisor to the Democratic Party of Arkansas and has managed several congressional campaigns. He also spent three years as spokesman for the Arkansas Attorney General.

Gabe began his career working for Congressman Marion Berry, where he worked in both the Washington, D.C., and Arkansas offices.  He is a graduate of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, where he studied political science. Gabe lives in the Governor’s Mansion Historic District of Little Rock with his wife, Katherine, and son, Gus.