Martha Gilmer

President and Chief Executive Officer, The San Diego Symphony Orchestra

Speaking at Closing Luncheon: Home, Freedom, and Belonging with Kinan Azmeh

Martha A. Gilmer has been at the forefront of artistic innovation, civic engagement, and institutional progress in U.S. orchestral life for more than four decades, most recently at the San Diego Symphony Orchestra, where she has served as President and Chief Executive Officer since 2014. Through her strategic vision, artistic ambition, and unwavering commitment to the communities of San Diego, she has guided the San Diego Symphony into an exciting new era, transforming the Orchestra’s trajectory by engaging Rafael Payare as Music Director, opening the acclaimed Rady Shell on the San Diego waterfront as a superb outdoor venue, and revitalizing the Orchestra’s historic downtown venue, Jacobs Music Center.