Sophie Galaise

Sophie Galaise
Managing Director
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (MSO)

Sophie Galaise joined the MSO as its first female Managing Director in April 2016.
 
Sophie sits on the board of Symphony Services International and is a member of the Advisory Council of the Harvard Business Review, the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) and The CEO Institute in Australia.  She is also a member of the International Advisory Committee of the only Master in International Arts Management, a program offered by Southern Methodist University (Dallas), SDA Bocconi (Milan) and HEC (Montreal).  This unique program trains the next generation of managers and prepares them to work abroad or with foreign organisations.
 
A Winner in the Australian Financial Review and Westpac 100 Women of Influence Awards in 2015, she is renowned for her extensive experience working with orchestras, not only at the executive level, but also as a professional musician and musicologist.
 
Prior to her appointment to the MSO, Sophie was Chief Executive Officer of the Queensland Symphony Orchestra. Previous roles include Executive Director of the Quebec Symphony Orchestra, Executive and Artistic Director of the Orford Arts Centre and Music Coordinator for the Quebec Arts Council.
 
Starting her career as a flautist in Germany, she also worked in Switzerland and France with Pierre Boulez. 
 
Native from Quebec, Canada, Sophie has a PhD in Musicology from the University of Montreal and an Executive MBA from McGill University/HEC Montreal.

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