Rachel Roberts has just been named Associate Professor of Music Leadership and Graduate Degree Program Director within the Eastman School of Music’s Institute for Music Leadership. In this newly created hybrid faculty-administrative role, she will lead the new MA in Music Leadership and teach five of the required classes, all of which supports the development of a unique combination of artistic and executive skills in the preparation of music leaders. Prior to this role, Rachel served as the first Director of the Entrepreneurial Musicianship Department at New England Conservatory, which was preceded by her work as the first Director of Strategic Planning Engagement for the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. Rachel holds degrees from the Eastman School of Music (BM, flute performance) and Harvard’s Graduate School of Education (EdM, Leadership & Organizational Development).