Sophie GalaiseManaging Director, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

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.

Two-time winner, in 2019 and 2015 of the Australian Financial Review 100 Women of Influence Awards, Sophie is renowned for her extensive global experience working with orchestras, not only at the executive level, but also as a professional musician and musicologist.