About this Artist

Kim Noltemy began her term as President & Chief Executive Officer of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association in July 2024. She brings to Los Angeles more than a quarter century of leadership experience in American symphony organizations.

She joined the LA Phil from the Dallas Symphony Association, where she served as the Ross Perot President & CEO from 2018 to June 2024. At the DSA she instituted comprehensive equity, diversity, and inclusion initiatives throughout the organization. This commitment resulted in expanded programming, community initiatives, and increased performance and professional opportunities for BIPOC and women musicians, composers, and staff. Noltemy broadened education and youth programs and greatly increased online access to concerts as part of a strategy to expand audiences and foster a wider appreciation of classical music. She extended the organization’s outreach to the community by taking leadership positions at institutions including the Dallas Arts District and Dallas Black Dance Theatre.

Before joining the DSA, she worked for 21 years for the Boston Symphony Orchestra, most recently as its Chief Operating and Communications Officer, overseeing management of the brands, digital strategy, educational activities, the Boston Pops Orchestra, venues including Symphony Hall and Tanglewood, and $46 million in annual earned revenue. While at the BSO, she also served as President of Boston 4 Celebrations, the separate not-for-profit organization that produces the annual July 4 event featuring the Boston Pops.