Rachel Moore

Chief Executive

Music Center

THE LATEST: The Music Center in October renewed Moore's contract for five years. In August, the Music Center opened the "Plaza for All" following a 20-month, $41 million renovation of its central plaza, a project spearheaded by Moore. The site features a restaurant, coffee shop, wine bar, gardens and interactive installations. In April, Moore was named as a 2020 inductee into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

BACKGROUND: Moore leads the $65 million company that manages the Music Center campus and operates Grand Park on behalf of Los Angeles County. In addition, she oversees The Music Center's work as a presenter and curator of programming. Moore also guides The Music Center's multifaceted arts education initiatives aimed at youth across Southern California. She came to the Music Center in 2015 from the American Ballet Theatre, where she had served as chief executive since 2011 and as executive director since 2004. Moore danced with ABT from 1984 to 1988.

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