TPAC’s Next Act

Jennifer Turner is the President and Chief Executive Officer for Tennessee Performing Arts

Center®, a Nashville-based nonprofit arts organization dedicated to excellence in the

performing arts and arts education. Since 1980, TPAC® has welcomed more than 14 million

audience members and served more than 2 million students, teachers, and adults with

performances, teacher resources, professional development, classroom residencies, and

enrichment programs. Formerly, Turner served as Executive Vice President and Managing

Director for Segerstrom Center for the Arts, an acclaimed arts institution in Southern California,

where she built a world-class leadership team, led innovative community initiatives, and

spearheaded multi-million-dollar capital development projects, including the successful

completion of the 56,000 square foot Julianne and George Argyros Plaza. With more than 20

years of experience in nonprofits arts, Turner previously was the Chief Operating Officer for the

national historic landmark Auditorium Theatre in Chicago and held roles with Michigan Opera

Theatre and Shakespeare Theatre Company. She is a graduate of Michigan State University and

holds a graduate degree from Roosevelt University in Public Administration, Nonprofit

Management.