Summary
Erik Rönmark is President and CEO of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra with over a decade of leadership within the organization, rising from library assistant to chief executive since joining in 2005. He is known for blending respect for orchestral tradition with bold innovations—spearheading livestreaming initiatives, free webcasts, neighborhood concert series, and the orchestra’s first international tour in 16 years. He led the search that brought Music Director Jader Bignamini to Detroit and has been instrumental in developing the DSO’s diversity, equity, and inclusion strategy and long-term endowment vision. A trained performer and co-founder of New Music Detroit, he combines artistic insight as a saxophonist with strategic administration and teaching experience. His background includes a DMA from the University of Michigan and a track record of positioning a major cultural institution to be both locally rooted and globally visible.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
D.M.A., D.M.A. at The University of Michigan
M.M., M.M. at Bowling Green State University
B.A., B.A. at Northern State University
English, Swedish