Advisory Board for the Arts Member Meeting
Participant Biographies
Zoom June 4, 2020 5pm -7:30pm David Bennett San Diego Opera General Director
Presently David Bennett is the General Director of San Diego Opera. Under his leadership since 2015, the Company has embarked on a series of community-based initiatives including a citywide Listening Tour series, free public performances, and family friendly operas to better serve the diverse San Diego region. In 2016, the Company debuted its wildly popular dētour Series, which explores the expressive nature of opera with the potency of intimate theater. Prior to San Diego Opera, David was Gotham Chamber Opera's Managing Director and Executive Director, and prior to that was at Dance New Amsterdam (DNA), Lower Manhattan’s center for dance education, creation, and performance, where he served as Managing Director. While at DNA, he led a $5.7 million capital campaign for DNA’s new home and oversaw the organization’s emergence as a significant producer of modern dance in New York City. Mr. Bennett was a Senior Consultant with Arts Resources International, where he provided a range of advisory services to non-profit arts organizations, including project feasibility studies, financial operating estimates, economic impact and market analyses, and fund-raising feasibility studies. Before working in Arts Administration, he enjoyed a successful career in opera, appearing as a baritone with a number of companies and orchestras throughout the United States, including The Dallas Opera, the Dallas Symphony, Skylight Opera Theater, and Florentine Opera of Milwaukee. Mr. Bennett holds both an M.B.A. and an M.A. in Arts Administration from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX and is Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors of OPERA America. Alex Brose The Tianjin Juilliard School Executive Director and CEO
Alexander Brose, selected as The Tianjin Juilliard School’s first executive director and CEO, was the vice president for development at the Aspen Music Festival and School in Colorado and was responsible for all fund-raising activities, including raising annual operating expenses in the amount of $6.5 million, as well as raising $73 million to complete the $75 million Where Dreams Begin Campaign. Mr. Brose has nearly 20 years of experience working in classical music performance and education in both the United States and China. Prior to joining Aspen in 2012, Mr. Brose spent the previous 11 years at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, the West Coast's oldest school of music, first as assistant director of admissions, as director of admissions, and finally as associate vice president for advancement. While at the San Francisco Conservatory, Mr. Brose used his Mandarin Chinese language skills to initiate frequent recruitment and relationship-building trips to China and other regions of East Asia, working closely with the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, the Sichuan Conservatory of Music in Chengdu, the Hong Kong Academy of Performing and Visual Arts in Hong Kong, the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music in Singapore, and, ultimately, with the Shanghai Conservatory of Music. It was in Shanghai that he masterminded the development of a sister school relationship between Shanghai and San Francisco, leading to the creation of the annual San Francisco-Shanghai International Chamber Music Festival, which he produced and co-curated for two years before leaving for Aspen. Raised in South Korea and Hong Kong, Mr. Brose received his BA in Asian studies, with a concentration in China, from Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y. A trained vocalist, he has performed in concert venues across the globe, including on the nationally syndicated radio show A Prairie Home Companion, at the Seoul National Arts Center in South Korea, as part of the Glimmerglass Festival in Cooperstown, N.Y., and with the Grammy Award-winning San Francisco Symphony Chorus. He currently serves as a member of the board of governors with the San Francisco Chapter of the Recording Academy (Grammys) and on the advisory council of the Cornell University Glee Club, Cornell’s oldest student organization. Beth Brummel Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts Chief Operating Officer Beth directs the full scope of Wolf Trap’s development, marketing, patron services, education, human resources, and government relations teams and programs. Prior to joining the Foundation in 2005 as vice president, external affairs, Beth served as director of external programs at St. Albans Episcopal School for Boys. As project director of the Survivors’ Fund for The Community Foundation of Greater Washington, she managed a $20 million fund in support of individuals affected by the September 11 attack. Beth’s early career included work on Capitol Hill and with People for the American Way, as well as holding senior fundraising positions at Children’s National Hospital, culminating in her direction of the Medical Center’s $250 million Giant Steps campaign. A graduate of Yale University, Beth is a frequent speaker on philanthropy, fundraising, and nonprofit leadership. Greg Cameron Joffrey Ballet Executive Director
Inspired by his lifelong love for the arts, for his hometown, and for connecting with people from every background, Greg Cameron leads the Joffrey Ballet as President and CEO, responsible for organization-wide administration and strategy. Under Greg’s partnership with The Mary B. Galvin Artistic Director Ashley Wheater, the Joffrey has set new records at the box office and built the strongest financial foundation in its history.
Before joining the Joffrey, Greg spent three decades supporting art and artists and creating meaningful experiences for others at the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Museum of Contemporary Art, and WTTW/WFMT. In addition to leading the Joffrey, Greg throws himself into his community, volunteering for a wide range of nonprofit organizations and civic committees, including the Facing History and Ourselves Chicago Advisory Board, Enrich Chicago, and the UIC Chancellor’s Leadership Board. Greg also serves as a State Street Commissioner. Carole Donlin Young Concert Artists Executive Committee Chair Dale Edwards Houston Grand Opera Director of Marketing
Director of Marketing and Communication Dale Edwards, a native of Ohio, joined Houston Grand Opera in 2017, bringing with him a wealth of experience in marketing, advertising, the performing arts, and academia. He built his career in New York, where he lent his talents to storied arts organizations including the Metropolitan Opera, where he served as associate director of marketing and advertising, overseeing ticket sales for both the opera house and its worldwide simulcast, The Met: Live in HD. He has worked in marketing and advertising for the prestigious Alvin Ailey Dance Theater; Disney Theatrical Productions, where he assisted with productions including The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, and Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida; SpotCo advertising agency, where his portfolio included Chicago, The Little Dog Laughed, and many other Broadway productions; and the Manhattan Theatre Club, both in-house and as part of SpotCo, where he aided in establishing the company’s Broadway presence while continuing its tradition of excellence off-Broadway with productions such as Doubt, Rabbit Hole, Shining City, Blackbird, LoveMusik, Come Back Little Sheba, and Top Girls. He comes to Houston from Connecticut, where he co-founded the University of Connecticut’s MFA program for arts administration and served as assistant professor and director of marketing for UConn’s School of Fine Arts. He has a bachelor’s degree in communications with a minor in theater from Ohio University in Athens, and an MFA in performing arts management from Brooklyn College in New York. Rachel Fine The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts Executive Director and CEO
Rachel Fine was named Executive Director/CEO of the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts (The Wallis) in June 2018. Prior to assuming her position as Managing Director of The Wallis in November 2015, she was Senior Consultant at the DeVos Institute of Arts Management. Drawing upon an 18-year career in the arts as a versatile administrator, educator, and fundraiser, as well as a professional classical musician, Fine served as Executive Director of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO), establishing LACO as orchestra-in-residence for the Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA in an ongoing and mutually beneficial collaboration; successfully shepherding LACO through the challenges of the Great Recession; and expanding the reach of the Orchestra with prestigious debuts beyond Los Angeles. In addition, she spearheaded high-profile community events as “Play Me, I’m Yours,” an ambitious three-week project that placed 30 pianos in 30 locations across Los Angeles, and Strad Fest LA, a four-day citywide festival featuring eight Stradivarius violins. Strad Fest LA earned press coverage in The Wall Street Journal and on “60 Minutes,” and also resulted in a record-breaking fundraiser for LACO. In addition, she served in leadership positions at such institutions as the Los Angeles Children’s Chorus, where she helped found the Young Men’s Ensemble, a rare choral group for young men with changing voices, for The Juilliard School, Santa Fe Opera, and the Aspen Music Festival, as well as the renowned San Francisco-based period ensemble Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra. Fine completed a one-year comprehensive Management Fellowship in 2001-02 at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts under the guidance of then-President Michael M. Kaiser. Fine was also selected to participate in the 2012 Leadership L.A. program, the Los Angeles County Arts Commission’s 2008-09 Arts Leadership Initiative, and the 2007-08 Wells Fargo New Executive Directors Institute of Southern California’s Executive Service Corps. She is a founding mentor of the Los Angeles Emerging Arts Leaders’ mentorship program. An accomplished pianist, Fine studied at the Eastman School of Music and the University of California, Irvine, where she graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a degree in music. She also attended graduate school in musicology at Yale University. She served on the Board of Directors of the Association of California Symphony Orchestras (ACSO) for six years and recently joined the Board of Councilors for the University of Southern California’s Thornton School of Music, where she also teaches a graduate course in executive arts leadership. Fine has been enlisted as moderator and panelist by ACSO, League of American Orchestras, USC Thornton School of Music and Chorus America, and has served as advisor since 2009 to the DeVos Institute of Arts Management with clients that include the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts. She and her husband, Christopher Hawthorne, the Chief Design Officer for the City of Los Angeles, have two children who love the arts. Dean Gladden Alley Theatre Managing Director
Dean R. Gladden is in his 14th season with the Alley Theatre where he is responsible for the administrative, financial, marketing, facilities and development aspects of the Theatre. His career in the performing arts spans over 40 years. Prior to joining the Alley, he was Managing Director at the Cleveland Play House for 19 years and was the Director of Arts Management Graduate Program at the University of Akron. He has also lectured at Case Western Reserve University, University of Houston and Bowling Green State University. During his career, he has overseen the production of over 300 plays, including more than 80 world and American premieres and produced internationally with theatres from Russia, Mexico, Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia. Mr. Gladden holds a BA in Music from Miami University and a MA in Urban Arts Administration from Drexel University. He also graduated from the Harvard Business School Executive Education Program in Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management. He is currently a board member and immediate past Chairman of the Board for the Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau, Treasurer of the Board of the Theater District Houston, serves on the Houston First Operations Committee, and an American Leadership Forum Fellow. He was past president of The Rotary Club of Cleveland. He has served on the Executive Committee of the League of Resident Theatres and Greater Houston Partnership, and was Vice President of the National Corporate Theatre Fund. Gladden has served on panels for the National Endowment for the Arts, Ohio Arts Council, Wisconsin Arts Council, Kentucky Arts Council, Texas Commission on the Arts and the Pew Center for Arts and Heritage. He has lectured nationally for Theatre Communications Group, American Council for the Arts, Association of Performing Arts Professionals, National Association of State Legislators and American Dance Festival. He has presented at the Santiago a Mil Festival in Chile, and also conducted Arts Management workshops in Budapest, Hungary, under the sponsorship of the United States Information Agency. Cynthia Fuhrman Portland Center Stage Managing Director
As Managing Director, Cynthia leads the teams responsible for the theater’s operations, finance, human resources, patron services and marketing efforts, and works closely with the artistic director and the board of trustees on the overall strategic direction for the company. After earning her M.A. in English, Cynthia started her theater career at Oregon Shakespeare Festival in 1982, working in PR, marketing and education. When OSF agreed to open a branch theater in Portland in 1988, Cynthia was among the OSF staff members who relocated to help open the new company, OSF Portland, which became Portland Center Stage when it spun off to an independent organization in 1994. Cynthia remained with the company until 1998, leaving to become COO at the Portland/San Francisco-based digital marketing company, eyescream interactive. In 2003, she moved to Seattle to become the Director of Marketing and Communications at Seattle Repertory Theatre. She returned to Portland in 2007 as Director of Communications at the City of Portland’s Office of Sustainable Development, but by the summer of 2008 had returned to Portland Center Stage as Director of Marketing and Communications. She became Chief Operating Officer in 2014 and Managing Director in 2017. Sophie Galaise Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Managing Director
Sophie Galaise joined the MSO as Managing Director in April 2016. Sophie sits on the board of Symphony Services International and is a member of the Advisory Council of the Harvard Business Review, the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) and The CEO Institute in Australia. She is also a member of the International Advisory Committee of the only Master in International Arts Management, a program offered by Southern Methodist University (Dallas), SDA Bocconi (Milan) and HEC (Montreal). This unique program trains the next generation of managers and prepares them to work abroad or with foreign organizations. A Winner in the Australian Financial Review and Westpac 100 Women of Influence Awards in 2015, she is renowned for her extensive experience working with orchestras, not only at the executive level, but also as a professional musician and musicologist. Prior to her appointment to the MSO, Sophie was Chief Executive Officer of the Queensland Symphony Orchestra. Previous roles include Executive Director of the Quebec Symphony Orchestra, Executive and Artistic Director of the Oxford Arts Centre and Music Coordinator for the Quebec Arts Council. Starting her career as a flautist in Germany, she also worked in Switzerland and France with Pierre Boulez. Native from Quebec, Canada, Sophie has a PhD in Musicology from the University of Montreal and an Executive MBA from McGill University/HEC Montreal. Dave Henson The Old Globe Director of Marketing
Dave Henson has been the Director of Marketing and Communications at The Old Globe for 17 years. He was with La Jolla Playhouse the previous 12 years (Marketing Director from 1998-2003). Brandan Khan Alley Theatre General Manager
Brandon Kahn joined Alley Theatre in 2018 as General Manager. Brandon came to the role from Williamstown Theatre Festival in Massachusetts, where he served over six seasons as Resident Production Stage Manager, Associate Line Producer and most recently Producing Manager. During his time at Williamstown, three productions have moved to major New York City not-for-profits, including Martyna Majok’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play Cost of Living, and two productions moved to Broadway. Prior to Williamstown, he worked as a freelance stage manager for 10 years in New York and San Diego. He’s worked on five Broadway shows, six Off-Broadway shows and many regional productions at La Jolla Playhouse in San Diego, Huntington Theatre Company in Boston and Bay Street Theatre in Sag Harbor, New York, in addition to Williamstown. Brandon received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and his Master of Fine Arts degree in Theatre Management and Producing from Columbia University. His wife Jennifer is Founder of SCENERY BAGS and they have two boys, Hudson and Judah. Daniel Kellogg Young Concert Artists Composer “Daniel Kellogg, is one of the most exciting composers around – technically assured, fascinated by unusual sonic textures, unfailingly easy to listen to, yet far from simplistic.” wrote the Washington Post. Dr. Kellogg is drawn towards musical narrative and creating forms that have a sense of drama and transformation. He strives for the transcendent, and sacred themes are of particular interest. Dr. Kellogg, Christoffersen Composition Fellow and Professor of Composition at the University of Colorado, has had premieres with the Philadelphia Orchestra, the National Symphony Orchestra, the San Diego Symphony, the Kansas City Symphony, the Colorado Symphony Orchestra, orchestre de chambre de Paris, the Takács Quartet, Pacifica Quartet, eighth blackbird, and the Aspen Music Festival. He has served as composer-in-residence for Young Concert Artists, the South Dakota Symphony, the Green Bay Symphony, and the Lexington Philharmonic. He has held artist fellowships/residencies at the MacDowell Colony, the Ucross Foundation, Copland House, and Rocky Mountain National Park. Honors include a Charles Ives Fellowship from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, a Charles Ives Scholarship from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, six ASCAP Young Composer Awards, the BMI William Schuman Prize, and the ASCAP Rudolf Nissim Award. His works have been broadcast on NPR’s “Performance Today”, “St. Paul Sundays”, and BBC’s “Live from Wigmore Hall” among others. A graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music, Dr. Kellogg earned a Masters of Music and a Doctor of Musical Arts from the Yale School of Music. Other creative pursuits include cooking and photography, and Daniel Kellogg dreams of someday sailing around the world (with a digital piano). He lives in Colorado with his wife, concert pianist Hsing-ay Hsu, and daughter Kaela. Perryn Leech Houston Grand Opera Managing Director
Managing Director Perryn Leech, born in Brighton, England, joined Houston Grand Opera as technical and production director in the 2006–07 season. He became chief operating officer in August 2010, and in May 2011 was appointed the company’s managing director, overseeing all aspects of the company’s operations. When HGO was displaced from its home, the Wortham Theater Center, due to devastating flood damage from Hurricane Harvey, he located a new performance venue in the George R. Brown Convention Center and led HGO’s technical and production team in building a theater in the space—in less than two weeks. He joined Houston Grand Opera after five years at Welsh National Opera (WNO) as technical director, and four years as production manager at English National Opera. His extensive freelance career included serving as the head of lighting at the Edinburgh International Festival, one of the largest and most prestigious arts festivals in the world. In 2016, he was appointed by Mayor Sylvester Turner to serve on his Quality of Life Transition Committee. He is chairman of the board for Theater District Houston and serves as a board member of Houston Grand Opera, Central Houston, and Opera America. In addition, he is a board member and treasurer of the Houston Arts Combined Endowment Foundation and board member and secretary of the Wortham Center Operating Company. This past August, he was named one of Houston’s most admired business leaders in the nonprofit category by the Houston Business Journal, one of 35 for-profit leaders and 13 nonprofit leaders to receive this inaugural award. He is married to author Caroline Leech and is proud father to three children, Jemma, Kirsty, and Rory. Jean-Philippe Malaty Aspen Santa Fe Ballet Executive Director
Jean-Philippe Malaty was born in the Basque region of France. After receiving his baccalaureate in dance, he accepted scholarships to study at Mudra, Maurice Béjart’s school in Brussels and at John Cranko’s ballet academy in Stuttgart. Invited by acclaimed instructor David Howard to study in New York, Jean-Philippe traveled to America under Howard’s tutelage. Jean-Philippe’s performance career began with Joffrey II. He also danced as a guest artist with Los Angeles Classical Ballet, Ballet Hispanico, and Lyric Opera of Chicago. Jean-Philippe segued from the stage to an administrator role while still in his twenties. A key member of Aspen Santa Fe Ballet’s start-up team, Jean-Philippe has been central to developing the company’s unique dual-city business model. He directs operations in two locations, overseeing a $4.2 million budget that he allocates to the company, two schools, an esteemed presenting series, and an award-winning folkloric outreach program. In a daring managerial move, in 2014, Jean-Philippe added Juan Siddi Flamenco Santa Fe as a second performance company under the ASFB umbrella. Over the last decade, Jean-Philippe has received multiple accolades from the field. He has served as panelist for both the Colorado Council for the Arts and National Endowment for Arts. The Denver Bonfils- Stanton Foundation granted him their Livingston Fellowship in recognition of his significant leadership role in Colorado’s non-profit sector. Jean-Philippe and Tom were also co-honored with the Joyce Theater Foundation Award in recognition of ASFB’s contribution to dance. He shared an honor with Artistic Director Tom Mossbrucker when the Santa Fe Community Foundation bestowed its Piñon Award on the company. Jean-Philippe’s first love is teaching, and when his schedule permits, he teaches company class and is a guest instructor at schools and universities. A naturalized U.S. citizen, Jean-Philippe is proud to have forged a dance company infused with American energy, invention, and eclecticism. Susie Medak Berkeley Repertory Theatre Managing Director
Susie Medak has served as Berkeley Rep’s managing director since 1990, leading the administration and operations of the Theatre. She has served as president of the League of Resident Theatres (LORT) and treasurer of Theatre Communications Group (TCG), organizations that represent the interests of nonprofit theatres across the nation. Susie chaired panels for the Massachusetts Arts Council and has also served on program panels for Arts Midwest, the Joyce Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Closer to home, Susie serves on the board of the Downtown Berkeley Association (DBA). She is the founding chair of the Berkeley Arts in Education Steering Committee for Berkeley Unified School District and the Berkeley Cultural Trust. Susie serves on the faculty of Yale School of Drama and is a member of the International Women’s Forum and the Mont Blanc Ladies’ Literary Guild and Trekking Society. She was awarded the 2012 Benjamin Ide Wheeler Medal by the Berkeley Community Fund and the 2017 Visionary Leadership Award by TCG. During her time in Berkeley, Susie has been instrumental in the construction of the Roda Theatre, the Nevo Education Center, the renovation of the Peet’s Theatre, and in the acquisition of the Harrison Street campus. She also worked with three consecutive mayors to help create Berkeley’s Downtown Arts District. Arvind Manocha Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts President and CEO
Driven by a lifelong passion for music in all its varied forms, Arvind is President and CEO of Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts, a position he has held since January 2013. An expert in both artistic programming and operations management, Arvind continues to define and expand the Foundation’s vision of what it means to be Wolf Trap. Upon joining the Foundation, Arvind pledged to honor Wolf Trap’s history as a beloved urban oasis for arts and culture, while introducing fresh artists and updated programming relevant to a diversity of arts lovers. Committed to innovation in all aspects of the Foundation’s work, he is spearheading digital streaming of Wolf Trap Opera productions and the national expansion of Wolf Trap’s acclaimed early childhood arts education model. Arvind’s goals of strengthening Wolf Trap are borne out in increased philanthropic support and exceptional audience turnout across all its venues – the Filene Center, The Barns at Wolf Trap, and Children’s Theatre-in-the-Woods. Since the start of Arvind’s tenure, Wolf Trap has expanded its community of supporters with record-breaking increases in new membership as well as record- breaking sales and paid capacities for performance seasons across all venues. Prior to joining Wolf Trap, Arvind worked at the legendary Hollywood Bowl, which under his leadership was named “Best Major Outdoor Venue in America” by Pollstar magazine eight years in a row. As Chief Operating Officer of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association, he oversaw a wide range of artistic and operational functions at both the historic Hollywood amphitheater and the Association’s primary home, the landmark Walt Disney Concert Hall in downtown Los Angeles. Arvind’s tenure at the Hollywood Bowl was marked by record-high attendance, increased diversity in concert offerings, and his management of a multi-year capital improvement plan, which included both the rehabilitation of historic structures and the construction of new buildings. Arvind grew up in Ohio, where he listened to everything from Indian ragas to Beethoven to Queen. He graduated with honors from Cornell University and earned his master’s degree as a Marshall Scholar from the University of Cambridge. Upon graduation, he joined McKinsey and Co. as a strategy consultant, serving clients in Los Angeles and London. A 2016 recipient of the Washington Business Journal’s Minority Business Leader Award, Arvind has served on several nonprofit boards, and currently serves on the boards of Levine Music and Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce. Arvind and his husband, Gideon Malone, make their home in Great Falls, Virginia. Ethan McSweeny American Shakespeare Center Artistic Director
Ethan was named Artistic Director in June 2018 and made his Blackfriars directing debut with Julius Caesar followed by the world premiere of Julianne Wick Davis’ musical The Willard Suitcases. His internationally acclaimed work over the past two decades has been distinguished by both its remarkable diversity and breadth of achievement. In New York, his direction includes the Broadway revival of Gore Vidal’s The Best Man (Tony Award nomination, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle awards) and the premiere of John Grisham’s A Time to Kill; the off- Broadway premieres of John Logan’s Never the Sinner(Outer Critics and Drama Desk awards) and Ellen McLaughlin’s adaptation of Aeschylus’ The Persians, as well as world premieres by Kate Fodor, Jason Grote, and Thomas Bradshaw, among others. Nationally, his work on new plays, musicals, and revivals has been seen at most of the major institutional theatres in the country including the Guthrie, the Goodman, the Old Globe, the Denver Center, the Alley, Dallas Theater Center, South Coast Rep, Center Stage, the Wilma, the Pittsburgh Public, Westport Playhouse, the Arena Stage, and the Shakespeare Theater Company in Washington, DC, where his string of acclaimed classics includes: The Tempest, Much Ado about Nothing, The Merchant of Venice, Ion, and Major Barbara. Internationally, he has spent two seasons at the celebrated Stratford Festival in Canada, staged multiple productions for The Gate in Dublin, and recently toured his production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream to the Macao Arts Festival in China. His productions have been nominated for more than 75 awards and claimed 30 wins, including four for Best Director: Twelfth Night (Helen Hayes Award, 2017), A Streetcar Named Desire (Irish Times Award, 2013), A Body of Water (San Diego Critics Circle, 2006) and Six Degrees of Separation (Star-Tribune Award, 2003). Ethan served as the Artistic Director of the Chautauqua Theatre Company from 2004- 2011; as a Trustee of SDC, the national labor union representing directors and choreographers, from 2005-2017; and as Treasurer on the inaugural board of the SDC Foundation since 2018. He received the first-ever undergraduate degree in Theatre and Dramatic Arts from Columbia University. Marjorie Netange Reina Sofia School Development Director
French, born in Paris, living in Madrid since 2012. Marjorie graduated from HEC Business School and from Sciences Po Paris. She worked during 10 years in international companies in real estate and urban planning, occupying positions in Business Development and Corporate Strategy departments. In 2015 Marjorie switched to cultural sector and founded a consulting firm specialized in fundraising and partnerships development for cultural projects. In 2016, she joined the Reina Sofia School of Music, a renown Madrid-based centre for professional training of young musicians. As Director of Development and Communication of this institution, she manages sponsorship, business development, innovation projects, marketing and communication. Kim Noltemy Dallas Symphony Orchestra President and CEO
Noltemy has been the Chief Operating and Communications Officer for the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Boston Pops and Tanglewood since 2015 where she manages a 65-person team. She started her tenure at the BSO in 1996 as the Director of Sales and Marketing and was promoted to Chief Marketing Officer in 2007. Noltemy also serves as the President of Boston 4 Celebrations (B4), a separate not-for-profit organization that produces the July 4th festivities in Boston, which are attended by 500,000 people and are broadcast globally on Bloomberg's multi-channel network (TV, radio and Internet). She oversees more than $46 million in ticket sales and other earned revenue plus a corporate sponsorship program of $6 million annually. She also successfully raised funds for numerous projects including the July 4 Celebration, Orchestra in Residence Community Programs, free community concerts, television shows, online initiatives and a new video production studio at Symphony Hall. Noltemy was the strategist behind the BSO’s new media efforts including the orchestra’s digital download service, Internet TV, podcasts and the BSO’s website, which is the most visited website of any orchestra in the U.S. She has executive produced numerous television shows including two seasons of New Tanglewood Tales, distributed by American Public Media, and three Boston Pops television programs, two of which received New England Emmy Awards. Kim comes to the Dallas Symphony with decades of experience at one of the world’s top orchestras. She combines a profound knowledge of orchestra management with a stellar reputation for growing an orchestra’s brand in and beyond its hometown. Kim has continued the DSO’s commitment to artistic excellence, while reimagining what an orchestra can be. Jeannie Posner San Diego Opera Chief Financial Officer Bradley Renner Joffrey Ballet General Manager
Bradley Renner is the General Manager at The Joffrey Ballet where he manages the financial and administrative operations for the artistic and production department. He assumed this role in September 2018 upon finishing twelve years with Atlanta Ballet. He completed the DeVos Institute of Arts Management program under the leadership of Michael Kaiser in July 2018. He holds a master’s degree in Arts Administration from Shenandoah University and a bachelor’s degree in theatre arts with a minor in Dance from Point Park University. Leah Rosenthal La Jolla Music Society Artistic Director
Leah Rosenthal currently serves as the Director of Programming for La Jolla Music Society. Ms. Rosenthal is responsible for the curation and long-range planning of LJMS’ dynamic, multi-disciplinary presenting season as well as the planning and execution of SummerFest, LJMS’ three-week annual chamber music festival in collaboration with SummerFest Music Director, Inon Barnatan. In addition, Ms. Rosenthal oversees LJMS’ Education Program, where she has reimagined and instituted key educational initiatives and developed strategic partnerships with educational leaders in the community. Ms. Rosenthal is the Vice President of California Presenters, a statewide coalition of organizations committed to advancing professional touring and presenting of the performing arts and is a current Host Committee member for the 2020 Western Arts Alliance (WAA) Conference in Tijuana/San Diego. Before moving to California, Ms. Rosenthal was active in the Chicago arts scene, holding coveted positions with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, PBS (WTTW), Ravinia Festival, Chicago International Film Festival, and NARAS (GRAMMYs). Leah earned her Master’s degree in Performing Arts Management at Columbia College of Chicago after her undergraduate studies in Vocal Performance at Boston University and NEIU. Guy Ross Melbourne Symphony Orchestra COO
Guy Ross’ passion of music was sparked at the age 10 when he took up the recorder under the direction of an inspiring primary school music teacher. Many years later, and having worked professionally as a clarinet player and teacher, Guy continues to love music and the impact it creates across our community. Having held executive leadership roles over 15 years with Sydney Youth Orchestras, Darwin Symphony Orchestra, State Theatre Company South Australia, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra and now with Melbourne Symphony Orchestra where he is the Chief Operating Officer, Guy has consistently demonstrated having contributed positively across organizational culture, artistic and commercially sustainable programming and business processes. Guy was an inaugural participant in the Australia Council for the Arts Emerging Leader Program, a fellow of the Creative Partnerships Australia Philanthropy Leadership Program, holds tertiary qualifications in Architecture from UNSW and is progressing an MBA through the University of South Australia. Guy has been an active contributor as a non-executive director in the small-medium arts sector and as a mentor to emerging leaders. Guy is a working dad with 2 young girls who are lucky to enjoy attending MSO concerts. Julia Sánchez Abeal Escuela Superior De Música Reina Sofia CEO
Since 2014, Julia has been the CEO of the Reina Sofia School of Music that trains young musicians and brings classical music closer to society. During Julia´s leadership, this European reference center for higher musical education - with a network of 800 alumni integrated into the best orchestras in Spain and over 46 countries - has modernized the sponsorship program, has developed an innovative Musical Entrepreneurship Program and has placed the transforming power of music within everyone’s reach, especially schoolchildren and vulnerable groups. Prior her incorporation, Julia was the COO and part of the founding team at Teach First Spain which purpose is to develop collective leadership to ensure all children have the opportunity to fulfill their potential. Previously, Julia was manager at KPMG Strategy Group advising private equity firms in their investments and consulting to clients on their corporate strategies in Madrid and London. She has also experience in impact investing having worked with Acumen in Kenia. Julia holds a Bachelor’s in Business Management at ICADE and an MBA at Columbia Business School. In 2019, Julia was selected as one of the top 100 women leaders in Spain by Mujeres&Cia. Deborah Sandler Lyric Opera of Kansas City General Director and CEO
Deborah Sandler became General Director of the Lyric Opera of Kansas City in 2012. She is known throughout the opera industry for her strong commitment to artistic excellence, company growth and deepening community connections. Previously, Ms. Sandler served as General Director of Kentucky Opera where her expertise as both the artistic and management leader of the company gained acclaim for productions of high artistic quality. In addition, as leader of an outstanding artistic and management team, she was recognized for implementing a strategic plan which led to the expansion of the audience through increasing subscriptions, securing financial stability and extending the company’s educational and outreach programs. Ms. Sandler began a young artists training program and oversaw an innovative series of education programs which incorporated the use of puppetry in opera for young people. Known for well-balanced casts and discovering new talent, Ms. Sandler is credited as the first General Director to cast a young Joyce Di Donato in the role of Rosina in Kentucky Opera’s production of Il Barbiere di Siviglia in the beginning of her career. Deborah Sandler began her career as General Manager of the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia and later moved to the Opera Theatre of New Jersey as General Director, managing both the artistic and administrative functions. In New Jersey, Ms. Sandler was recognized for her ability to increase the artistic quality and expand the capacity of the company by developing community awareness through artistic initiatives and dynamic education and outreach programs. The budget tripled in size under Ms. Sandler’s leadership and was recognized for innovative artistic programming. In service to the future of opera and the American Opera service organization OPERA America, Ms. Sandler’s passion for opening doors to expand the role of women in professional opera was the impetus for the first ever field wide conversation on this topic, which took place this past May in Washington, DC. She has been a leader and catalyst regarding the convening of women to advance this cause and chairs the Women’s Opera Network at Opera America. Originally from Philadelphia, PA, Ms. Sandler is a graduate of Temple University with a degree in music; Ms. Sandler earned a Master of Arts degree in musicology from New York University, completing all of her doctoral course work. She has also studied at the Mandel Center for Nonprofits at Case Western Reserve and at the Fundraising School at Indiana University. Timothy J. Shields Old Globe Theatre Managing Director
Timothy J. Shields joined the Old Globe Theatre as Managing Director in October 2017. In his time in San Diego, he’s enjoying becoming involved in the community. He currently serves as a board member of the San Diego Chamber of Commerce’s LEAD program; a member of the Board of Governors at the University Club; and as an Advisory Board member of the San Diego Downtown Partnership. He brings to San Diego many decades of theatrical experience. He was Managing Director of Princeton, NJ’s McCarter Theatre Center (2009-17); Managing Director of Milwaukee Repertory Theater (1998 – 2009); and Managing Director of Geva Theatre Center in Rochester, NY (1992-98). He also had held administrative positions at The Children’s Theatre Company in Minneapolis; the Denver Center Theatre Company; and at McCarter Theatre in an earlier period of his career. He served as President of the League of Resident Theatres and as a board member of Theatre Communications Group. He’s been the Chair of the ArtPride NJ board; a member of Milwaukee’s Latino Arts Board; and a board member of the Cultural Alliance of Greater Milwaukee. He was the founding President of Theatre Wisconsin, a statewide association of nonprofit professional theatres. He’s been a panelist, panel chair, and an on-site reporter for the National Endowment for the Arts theatre program. He holds a BFA in Drama Production from Carnegie-Mellon University in his hometown of Pittsburgh, PA. Terri Trotter Midland Center for the Arts President and CEO
Terri Trotter is a seasoned executive with 20+ years of experience in the arts and entertainment field. Before beginning at Midland Center for the Arts in January 2016, Terri was the CEO & Executive Director of Sun Valley Center for the Arts in Sun Valley, ID for two years. Prior to that she served at the Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville, AR for over sixteen years. Her roles included Chief Operating Officer, Vice President of External Affairs, and Vice President of Communications. Terri is a result-oriented leader with a proven track record in management, program development, fundraising and marketing. Terri holds a Bachelor’s Degree from Northwestern University and a Master of Science in Telecommunications Degree from Indiana University. She and her husband Doug have three children – Allison (19); Evan (17) and Will (13) and they reside in Midland, Michigan. Terri serves on the Great Lakes Bay Regional Alliance Board, the regional convening organization, and chairs the Quality of Life Subcommittee Adam Thurman La Jolla Music Society Director of Marketing Simon Woods Grand Teton Music Festival Interim Executive Director
Born in London, England, Simon Woods earned a degree in music from Cambridge University and a diploma in conducting from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. From the late 1980s to the late 1990s, he worked as a record producer at EMI Classics in London, where he initiated and produced recordings at Abbey Road Studios and on location with many of the world’s foremost classical artists and ensembles. From 1997 to 2004, he was Artistic Administrator and later Vice President of Artistic Planning & Operations at The Philadelphia Orchestra. From 2004 to 2005, he was President & CEO of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, before moving back to the UK in 2005 to become Chief Executive of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, one of the United Kingdom’s leading symphony orchestras. Returning to the US in 2011, he became President & CEO of the Seattle Symphony, a post he held for seven years. In November 2017, Woods was appointed CEO of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, a post he held for until September 2019. In February 2020 Simon Woods joined the Grand Teton Music Festival, in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, as Interim Executive Director through August 2020. He will take over as President and CEO of the League of American Orchestras on September 1, 2020. Committed to nurturing the next generation of arts leaders, Woods has for two decades contributed to the League of American Orchestras’ professional development programs, including acting as Director of the League’s signature immersive training program, Essentials of Orchestra Management. He is known throughout the sector as a highly trusted mentor to orchestra management professionals, emerging leaders, and conductors. In March 2020 he joined the Board of Directors of National Arts Strategies. Simon Woods is married to Karin Brookes, Executive Director of Early Music America. They reside in Pasadena, California, and were honored to become American citizens in 2018. Amy Wratchford American Shakespeare Center Managing Director
Amy Wratchford is the Managing Director of the American Shakespeare Center. As the company’s chief administrative and financial officer, Amy oversees finance, marketing, development, and other business management functions for the ASC. During her tenure the ASC’s budget has grown from $2.4M in 2010 to $4.2M in 2020. Before joining the ASC, Amy served as Managing Director of Synchronicity Theatre in Atlanta. Previously, she worked for 13 years in a number of capacities in theatre in New York City including producer, director, and actor. Amy regularly serves on grant panels, including the National Endowment for the Arts and Virginia Commission for the Arts, as well as adjudicating panels, including EdTA China’s 2019 National Young Thespian Festival in Shanghai as well as state and regional community theatre festivals. She is an elected member of the Staunton City School Board and serves on the Shenandoah LGBTQ Center’s Community Advisory Board. She routinely lectures on finance, budgeting, and nonprofit governance for Mary Baldwin University’s MFA program in Shakespeare and Performance and others. Amy holds a bachelor’s degree in Acting from the Tisch School of the Arts of New York University and a master’s in fine arts degree in Performing Arts Management from Brooklyn College. Emily Zeck Philadelphia Theatre Company Managing Director
Emily Zeck joined Philadelphia Theatre Company as Managing Director in 2017. Her theatre management career began in New York producing Off-Off Broadway, and subsequently led her to Colorado. During her tenure as Theatre Aspen’s Managing Director, she worked to bring financial stability to the organization, began and completed a capital campaign, and managed the construction of a new venue. She has subsequently held positions at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Richards Climan, Inc. (a Broadway general management company), and most recently New York Stage and Film, where she deepened her passion for supporting artists and facilitating new work. Emily holds an MA and an MBA from Southern Methodist University, and lives in South Philly with her husband Nick and daughter Roxie. Advisory Board for the Arts Member Meeting
Team Biographies Pilar Cardenas Advisory Board for the Arts Senior Director, Europe
Pilar is the ABA Senior Director of Europe. She was most recently a member of the Presidential Office of the Albeniz Foundation – Reina Sofía School of Music in Madrid (Spain), one of the leading music schools in Europe. Prior to that she was in charge of the Summer Music Festival of the school, managing the production of 60 concerts over 30 days. She joins the convening in Aspen as part of a special summer project supporting the start-up of the Advisory Board for the Arts.
Her roots in the arts world started to grow as a consequence of her experiences with university education with young students. She held the position of Assistant Director and, subsequently, of Executive Director of the Goimendi University Hall, within the Universidad de Navarra, devoted to both accommodate and mentor students in order for them to develop a strong extracurricular education (specially in art and culture) during their time at University.
After ten years in this role she decided to gain a deep training in the arts field as she realized that educating people in art and culture was one of the best ways to improve their lives. Therefore, in 2016 she attended SDA Bocconi School of Management in Milano (Italy) to obtain a Master’s in Arts Management and Administration. Later on, due to her strong interest in understanding how cultural and artistic entities were managed at the United States, she did an internship at Postclassical Ensemble, an orchestra in Washington DC which poses contemporary music in a very forward- looking approach.
Pilar is a graduate in law from the University of Navarre in Spain. She is very keen on literature and gardening. Chris Denby Advisory Board for the Arts Founder and Chief Executive Officer As Chief Executive Officer of Advisory Board for the Arts (ABA), Chris draws upon 30 years of experience in the business world together with 15 years of involvement with a variety of organizations in the arts and broader, non-profit world. In founding ABA, Chris set out to synthesize these parallel tracks in service to arts organizations worldwide by adapting a unique advisory model rooted in shared learning and long-term performance improvements.
Prior to ABA, Chris was Executive Vice President at Advisory Board, a global technology, best practice research, and consulting company for healthcare (now a division of United Healthcare) and higher education (now a division of Gartner) based in Washington, DC. Over the course of his 19 years at Advisory Board, Chris led its research division, created its leadership development business, and oversaw best practice research on issues ranging from healthcare strategy and nursing to philanthropy and high-performance leadership.
Before that, Chris was a strategy consultant with McKinsey & Co. based out of Washington, DC, and Milan, Italy. During his initial eight years at McKinsey, Chris led projects for a broad spectrum of Fortune 500 companies in industries as diverse as consumer goods, energy, and banking. After leaving Advisory Board, Chris re-joined McKinsey in 2018 to lead a portfolio of internal start-up companies focused on data and analytics solutions designed to deepen the impact of McKinsey’s work with clients. The portfolio of 14 companies Chris oversaw were located all around the world and ranged in scope from the retail sector to the agriculture industry.
During his business career, Chris has been heavily involved in support of arts and nonprofit organizations. He is Chairman of the Board of The Washington Chorus and Chairman of Postclassical Ensemble. He also served on the board of St. Albans School and the Halcyon Foundation and worked in support of the arts programs of numerous other organizations, including Washington National Cathedral and Aspen Music Festival and School.
Chris received his undergraduate degree in art history from George Washington University before completing an M.A. at Johns Hopkins SAIS and an MBA at INSEAD. He has been a resident of Washington, DC, since 1993, where he lives with his wife and youngest of three sons. Prior to his life in U.S., Chris was born in Brussels and grew up in Paris and Rome, where he mostly attended French schools and became trilingual in English, French, and Italian. He is an avid skier, traveler, and food enthusiast. Karen Freeman Advisory Board for the Arts Executive Director, Research
Karen is the Executive Director for Research at Advisory Board for the Arts. Most recently, she was global head of digital & analytics learning for generalist consultants at McKinsey & Company. In that role, she led a team upskilling roughly 17,000 consultants globally in topics including advanced analytics modeling, leading digital transformations, agile methodology and design thinking.
Prior to McKinsey, Karen spent 13 years at the Corporate Executive Board (CEB) in research and learning & development roles. There, she led three best practice membership organizations, developing insights, advice and benchmarks for Global 1000 functional heads in marketing, sales and customer service. The teams she led created some of the company's highest-impact research, published in Harvard Business Review and the subject of two best-selling business books (The Challenger Sale; The Effortless Experience).
Later, as Head of CEB University, she oversaw development and delivery of over 1,000 training sessions for more than 10,000 participants worldwide in sales, insight & advisory and corporate roles.
Karen has an A.B from Harvard and an MBA from MIT, plays cello and piano, and currently lives in Arlington, VA with her husband and two children. Stephen W. Kett Advisory Board for the Arts Chief New Project Development Officer
Steve is the President and CEO of Stephen Kett & Associates LLC, a consulting and leadership development firm based in Great Falls, VA. He works with a wide variety of clients, across many industry sectors, in both the for-profit and not-for-profit spaces, and around the world. In this work, Steve uses his teaching, facilitation, and coaching skills to assist clients with a range of business issues, including strategy, new product design and development, and leadership development.
Steve has also been a facilitator in the Gartner's Leadership Academies, where he has taught high-potential finance, information technology, and human resources leaders, with special emphasis upon participants' communication, presentation, and analytic skills. Participants in Steve's sessions have come from a wide variety of industries including healthcare, banking, pharmaceuticals, finance, utilities, and manufacturing.
Steve launched his own firm in 2009. Previously, he was Executive Director at The Advisory Board Company, a healthcare best practices research firm based in Washington, D.C. There for almost eighteen years, Steve most recently had responsibility within that organization's leadership development business--specifically a team of 20+ facilitators, delivering nearly 2,000 on-site workshops around the world each year. In addition to his leadership responsibilities, Steve has personally taught over 2,500 high-potential leaders in a wide variety of health systems across the U.S. as well as the medical device and pharmaceutical industries, with a particular expertise in case-based discussion leadership.
Prior to his work with The Advisory Board Company, Steve was a Senior Consultant with Bain & Company, in its Boston office for six years. There, in addition to his client responsibilities, Steve oversaw Bain's worldwide Associate Consultant Training (ACT) Program; an intensive, two-week immersion course in strategy, financial modeling and analytics, and teamwork.
Steve holds a BA from The University of Vermont, and his MA from Harvard University. He was awarded the Phi Beta Kappa Teaching Prize as a Teaching Fellow-- the first Teaching Fellow ever to receive the award in the history of Harvard University. Steve lives in Great Falls, VA with his wife Amy, twin sons, Andrew and John, and dogs Hunter and Maggie. He is an avid fly fisherman, with a particular passion for steelhead fishing in northern British Columbia. Michael Mael Advisory Board for the Arts Founding Partner
Michael L. Mael brings more than thirty-five years of executive leadership experience to his work on behalf of performing arts organizations. Most recently, he was Executive Director of the Washington Ballet on an interim basis, helping that organization regain financial stability. In that role, he aggressively managed cash flow, rebuilt the financial system, negotiated with vendors and creditors, helped bring about changes in board governance, established a new community engagement program and returned to a balanced budget after four years of losses. For nearly ten years he was with Washington National Opera. He served as Executive Director for six years, as part of the senior management team at the Kennedy Center. Highlights of his tenure included: production of WNO’s first Ring Cycle, six consecutive years of meeting or exceeding financial targets, development of innovative marketing and community engagement programs including Opera in the Outfield, creation of a new commissioning program, and development of a new strategic plan. He joined the WNO in 2008 as Chief Financial and Operating Officer with responsibility for all financial and day to day operations of the company. Under his leadership, the organization returned to financial stability with four consecutive balanced budgets following more than a decade of losses. He also led the effort to affiliate with the Kennedy Center, ensuring the long-term stability of the Opera. Prior to his appointment, Mr. Mael worked for nearly five years for the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) as Vice President of the BSO at Strathmore where he was responsible for launching and managing all activities related to the BSO’s second home at the new Music Center at Strathmore in North Bethesda, MD. Mr. Mael worked for several technology companies where he launched and managed a series of new businesses. For Focal Communications, a nationwide telecommunications carrier, he led the company’s data communications subsidiary and later became Senior Vice President, responsible for all product, channel and field marketing activities. Mr. Mael served as Vice President of Applications and Web Services for PSINet, a leading global Internet Service Provider, and managed the company’s global web hosting business, turning it into an industry-leading service. Mr. Mael came to PSINet, having worked 5 ½ years at MCI Communications as one of the team leaders that created and launched MCI’s commercial Internet products. He also held positions in MCI’s finance, and marketing organizations. Besides his extensive experience in the technology industry, Mr. Mael has also consulted for symphony orchestras and was involved in assessment and planning projects for the Minnesota Orchestra, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and the Buffalo Philharmonic. Mr. Mael is a 2005 graduate of Leadership Montgomery, and served as President of the Board of Directors. He currently serves as Treasurer and a member of the Executive Committee of the Jewish Social Services Agency. Mr. Mael received his AB from Brown University and his MBA from Stanford University. Zac Stillerman Advisory Board for the Arts Executive Advisor
Zac Stillerman is an advisor to The Advisory Board for the Arts (ABA) who is focused on new business and product development priorities for the firm.
Prior to his time with ABA, Zac spent 20+ years at the Washington, DC, based Advisory Board Company, a research and consulting company that helps hospitals and health systems around the globe improve their operating performance. More recently, Zac has served as the President of Precision Xtract, an analytics and services firm focused on the pharmaceutical industry.
Aside from his business activities, Zac has also been a member of the Board of Directors of The Washington Chorus.
Zac has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Middlebury College and a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School. Pope Ward Advisory Board for the Arts Chief Research Officer
Pope Ward is Chief Research Officer, responsible for delivering research and other services that best serve Member needs. Prior to joining Advisory Board for the Arts, Pope served in a variety of research and product roles at organizations whose purpose was to learn from the collective intelligence of groups to advance the objectives of member organizations. Most recently, he co-founded and led research at Allium Health, which uses machine learning to help care providers identify non- medical factors that impact individual patient health. Before that, he was Senior Vice President of Product at CorpU, a digital learning company that designs distance- learning experiences worthy of senior executive audiences. In the past, Pope served as a Senior Adviser to the Deputy Director for Management at the Office of Management and Budget, where he led performance and efficiency efforts spanning multiple federal agencies. For twenty years, Pope held a variety of research and line roles at The Advisory Board Company and Corporate Executive Board (CEB). Pope was Executive Director and Chief Research Officer of one of CEB’s four divisions and chaired the firm’s Chief Research Officer Council. Patrick Wood ABA Advisor
Patrick Wood Uribe is a former concert violinist and academic. During his musical career, Patrick performed across the US and Europe, as a member of the English Mozart Players, the New York Chamber Soloists, and New York Philomusica, at venues including Carnegie Hall among many others. He also released two commercial recordings, one of which premiered the unaccompanied violin music of 17th-century virtuoso Thomas Baltzar to enthusiastic reviews from The Strad, Strings, and Gramophone magazines. Patrick also received a PhD in Musicology from Princeton and was a tenure-track professor at Boston University. As an academic his wide-ranging research encompassed both music theory and musicology, with published articles in journals including The Journal of Music Theory, The Journal of Seventeenth-Century Music, The New Grove Dictionary of American Music, The Journal of Film Music, and the Lexikon Schriften über Musik. In 2013, Patrick joined the Advisory Board Company, where he worked closely with executives at hospitals and health care systems, providing strategic guidance on change management and leadership capacity. Since 2015 he has been at Kensho, an artificial intelligence and machine learning startup that was acquired in 2018 by S&P Global in the largest AI acquisition to date. Having served as Head of Academic Research at Kensho he is now Head of Business Development working primarily in intelligence and national security.