The Music Center Appoints Charles F. Adams And Stefanie Kane To Its Board Of Directors

The Board of Directors of The Music Center announced the appointment of two esteemed members of the Los Angeles business community to The Music Center Board. They include Charles "Chuck" F. Adams, partner, Goldman Sachs; and Stefanie Kane, Southwest market managing partner, PwC. Adams and Kane join an increasingly diverse group of Los Angeles' business and community leaders who provide guidance and support to the multi-faceted performing arts organization. The Music Center manages The Music Center's four theatres, an outdoor plaza and Grand Park on behalf of the County of Los Angeles through its Operations division, The Music Center Ops (TMC Ops), and produces and presents programming with a focus on engagement through its artistic division, The Music Center Arts (TMC Arts).

"We are honored to add the expertise and civic leadership that both Chuck Adams and Stefanie Kane bring to our Music Center board," said Lisa Specht, Board Chair, The Music Center. "Their strong financial backgrounds and interests in both education and the arts will be of great value to The Music Center as we strive to deepen the cultural lives of all in Los Angeles County," she added.

Chuck Adams is responsible for Goldman Sachs' West Region Advisory business, which includes healthcare investment banking. He works with many of the firm's largest healthcare clients in the medical technology, biopharmaceutical, life science tools and diagnostics sectors. He joined Goldman Sachs in 2005 as a managing director and was named partner in 2010. Prior to joining the firm, Adams was a managing director at Morgan Stanley, which he joined in 1995, and a senior member of the firm's healthcare investment banking group. Adams' passion for the arts begins with his appreciation for music, which he shares with his wife. He joined The Music Center board as the organization's mission aligns with his desire to connect the community through the performing arts. He earned a BA in economics and business from the University of California, Los Angeles, in 1991, and an MBA in finance and accounting from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1995.

Stefanie Kane serves as the managing partner for PwC's Southwest market and is responsible for all aspects of the firm's service delivery across Southern California, Arizona, Nevada, Colorado and Utah. She has more than 25 years experience with PwC, where she has been a partner for over 15 years. Kane's expertise ranges from large multinational corporations to privately held companies and start-up enterprises, with a primary focus in the technology, media and telecommunications sector. She has supported several organizations as they reinvented themselves and their business models for improved competitive positioning. Prior to her current role, Kane held several other senior leadership positions within PwC including global media leader; U.S. TMT strategy leader; U.S. entertainment, media & communications assurance leader; and U.S. assurance strategy leader; and also spearheaded several of PwC's women's leadership initiatives. The performing arts have been a constant in Kane's life, starting with her earliest years growing up in New York where she was spellbound by Broadway shows. She has a passion for ensuring access to the arts for people of all backgrounds. She is a graduate of Washington University in St. Louis where she earned a BSBA with a focus on finance and accounting.

The Music Center convenes artists, communities and ideas with the goal of deepening the cultural lives of every resident in Los Angeles County. The non-profit performing arts organization has two divisions: The Music Center Ops, which manages The Music Center's four theatres, an outdoor plaza and Grand Park on behalf of the County of Los Angeles; and The Music Center Arts, which curates a world-class dance series, Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center; produces and presents programming in other arts genres with a focus on engagement; and presents nationally recognized arts education programs. The Music Center is also home to four renowned resident companies - Center Theatre Group, the LA Master Chorale, the LA Opera and the LA Philharmonic. With The Music Center On Location, the non-profit performing arts organization brings events and activities to locations outside of its Downtown Los Angeles campus. The Music Center also programs and manages Grand Park, a 12-acre adjacent greenspace, with year-round free programming. For more information, visit musiccenter.org Follow The Music Center on Facebook, and follow @MusicCenterLA on Instagram and Twitter.

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