Ross Perot President & CEO, Dallas Symphony Association
Kim Noltemy joined the Dallas Symphony Association (DSA) as President & CEO in January 2018. Since Noltemy’s arrival, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra has embarked on a bold, new strategic plan and has implemented numerous new initiatives that will have a long-term impact on the landscape of classical music in Dallas and the entire industry. Her visionary leadership guided the Dallas Symphony to become the first major American orchestra to perform for an in-person audience in their hall with their Music Director after the COVID-19 shutdown. During her tenure, the orchestra appointed renowned Music Director Fabio Luisi, Gemma New as Principal Guest Conductor and Angélica Negrón as Composer-in-Residence. In May 2019, Noltemy successfully negotiated the transition of management of the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center from the City of Dallas to the Dallas Symphony Association. She also founded the annual DSO’s Women in Classical Music Symposium and launched a comprehensive EDI plan for the orchestra in September 2020. Noltemy served as Chair of the Dallas Arts District board January 2020-2022. She also serves on the boards of the Dallas Black Dance Theatre and Aging Minds, and she is a member of the Dallas Assembly, Dallas Summit, Charter 100, Dallas international Women’s Forum and Executive Women’s Roundtable. Noltemy was named a D CEO Dallas 500 in 2020, 2021 and 2022, was a 2020 finalist for the Dallas Morning News’ Texan of the Year, and received the Business Council for the Arts Obelisk Award in November 2021.