The Metropolitan Opera Guild
Thomas Martin has a strong background in finance and administration. Thomas started their career as the Finance Director at the Metropolitan Opera Association in 1988 and held this role until 1997. From there, they joined the Big Apple Circus as the Executive Vice President and CFO, where they worked until 2008. In 2008, Thomas became the Chief Financial Officer at the National Kidney Foundation until 2011. Thomas'smost recent position was as the Director of Finance and Administration at the Metropolitan Opera Guild from 2012 to 2015, and they then took on the role of Managing Director until the present.
Thomas Martin has a Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) degree with a focus in Accounting from Iona University. Thomas also holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in Finance, General from Long Island University.
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The Metropolitan Opera Guild is the world’s premier arts education organization dedicated to enriching lives through the magic and artistry of opera. Through our education initiatives, public programs, and publications, the Guild brings the excitement of opera to ardent fans and opera newcomers around the world. The Guild’s Education Department provides an innovative network of music and arts education programs for thousands of students and teachers across the country. These programs include rehearsals and performances at the Met Opera, family education programs, professional development courses, and collaborations with colleges and universities. For schools in New York and New Jersey that are unable to offer arts education programs, the Guild provides year-long residency programs designed to integrate music into classroom curriculum. Through these partnerships, students gain skills in literacy and collaboration, self-confidence, and an increased capacity for self-expression. The Guild’s Community Engagement Department offers intensive workshops, pre-performance talks, and even a podcast series for the first-time operagoer to the life-long fan. Approximately 130 master classes, courses, lectures and backstage tours are conducted annually by the Guild, giving the public a first-hand look into the art of opera. Through its Public Programs Department, the Guild produces high-exposure events to help raise funds for its education programs and to celebrate opera artists. Foremost among these events are the OPERA NEWS Awards, which recognizes artists for their achievements in opera. The Guild’s Annual Luncheon, Met Legends, and Met Mastersingers events also honor the great figures of opera and are attended by thousands of fans each season. As publisher of OPERA NEWS, the world’s leading opera magazine, the Guild reaches a global audience with the most insightful and up-to-date writing on opera, helping to maintain opera as a thriving, contemporary art form.