Paul Hogle

Paul Hogle was appointed as the ninth president and chief executive officer of the venerable Cleveland Institute of Music in July 2016, following a three-decade career of successful executive leadership for America’s most respected, innovative and accomplished classical music institutions. With an enviable track record of pursuing mission-centered strategy, Hogle has developed a vast network of leaders in the performing arts community having worked, partnered and consulted in America, Australia and Japan.

A native of Northeast Ohio, Hogle earned a Bachelor of Science degree in music management from the University of Evansville, a joint business and music degree program where he also studied trombone performance. He has served on the faculty of the Orchestra Leadership Academy of the League of American Orchestras and as a professor at Wayne State University in Detroit. He is a founding and current faculty member for the Masters in Arts Administration program at Chicago’s Roosevelt University.

Hogle serves as a trustee of University Circle, Inc. and was a member of the Northeast Ohio Council on Higher Education (NOCHE) board of directors. In 2019, he was elected to The 50 Club of Cleveland.