Chief Executive, Los Angeles Philharmonic Association

Smith joined the Los Angeles Philharmonic in 2002 and was named
chief executive in 2019. He began his career in 2000 at the New World
Symphony in Miami Beach. After serving as the New York Philharmonic’s
head artistic planner, Smith returned to the L.A. Phil in 2006
as vice president of artistic planning, a position he held until being
named chief operating officer in 2015. A trustee of the New England
Conservatory, he also serves on the advisory board of the Music Academy
of the West and is a member of the Avery Fisher Artist Program’s
executive committee.

YEARS ON THE LA500: 4