Deborah R. Card

Deborah Card is president of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, a position she began in August 2003. From 1992 until she joined the CSO, she was executive director of the Seattle Symphony. She previously served as executive director for the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra and as orchestra manager for the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

She has been active in numerous music and arts organizations throughout her career. Deborah currently serves on the board of overseers of the Curtis Institute, as well as the boards of the Seattle International Music Festival, the Association of Northwest Symphony Orchestras, the Downtown Seattle Association, the BH Music Center, and Npower, a Seattle-based organization providing technical support in the areas of technology and e-commerce to nonprofits nationally. She also serves as a faculty member for management sessions of the American Symphony Orchestra League’s Orchestra Leadership Academy.

Deborah holds her bachelor’s degree from Stanford University and an M.B.A. from the University of Southern California.

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