Deborah Rutter | |
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| President of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | |
| Assumed office September 2014 | |
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| Born | Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Spouse | Peter Ellefson |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | Stanford University (BA) University of Southern California (MBA) |
Deborah F. Rutter is an American arts executive. She is the president of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. Rutter is the first woman to head the Center, overseeing the Center's operations in presenting theater, dance, music, awards, and the affiliated, National Symphony Orchestra and Washington National Opera. She came to the Center from serving as the president of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (2003–2014), an American orchestra commonly referred to as one of the "Big Five".[1] Rutter is an elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
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