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Chad Smith

President & Chief Executive Officer · Boston Symphony Orchestra INC

President & Chief Executive Officer at Boston Symphony Orchestra INC. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 3 organizations on the Form 990 record.

Ambiguous identity This name matches 108 other individuals we could not verify as the same person. Each is kept as a separate record below — treat them as distinct people unless an explicit match is confirmed.
Organizations
3
Roles reported
3
Reported compensation
$1.3M
Others who share this name
108

Who this is

Profile

Everything on the left is verified from the IRS filings. The biography on the right is compiled from public web sources and grounded to that filed record.

✓ Verified from filings
Reported as President & Chief Executive Officer of Boston Symphony Orchestra INC, based in Boston, MA.
Received $1.3M in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
Also listed as President, Trustee of Boston 4 Celebrations Foundation INC, uncompensated.
Also listed as Director of The Fenway Alliance INC, uncompensated.
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced

Chad Smith served as Chief Executive Officer of the Los Angeles Philharmonic from 2019 to 2023, having initially joined the organization in 2002 to oversee new music programming and Hollywood Bowl classical series. During his tenure, he led expansion of the orchestra's commissioning and community education initiatives, notably founding the Youth Orchestra Los Angeles (YOLA).

Compiled from public web sources (3 cited), grounded to the filed record.

Track record

Career & tenure

Real tenure, career, and education — from public web sources, what you need to vet a founder or leader beyond the filing window.

Tenure here
20+ years at LA Philharmonic; CEO 2019-2023

Affiliations

Organizations

Linked as the same person by IRS Schedule R, a shared officer mailing address, or shared fellow board members.

Boston Symphony Orchestra INC President & Chief Executive Officer · $155.4M revenue · Boston, MAThe mission of the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) is to foster and maintain an organization dedicated to making music consonant with the highest…pay $369K → $1.3MFiled FY2024, FY2023 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$1.3Mreported comp
Boston 4 Celebrations Foundation INC President, Trustee · $2.1M revenue · Boston, MATO PROVIDE FOR PUBLIC CELEBRATION, CONCERT, AND FIREWORKS ON JULY 4THIN BOSTON, VIEWED BY THOUSANDS IN PERSON AND THROUGH THE MEDIA.Filed FY2024, FY2023 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
The Fenway Alliance INC Director · $299K revenue · Boston, MAOUR GOAL IS TO ENHANCE THE DISTRICT, CREATING A 5-MILE AREA IN THE CITY OF BOSTON THAT REMAINS AND GROWS IN ITS UNIQUELY RICH ACADEMIC AND CULTURAL…Filed FY2024, FY2023, FY2022 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

Disambiguation

Other people named Chad Smith

Different individuals who share this name, separated by IRS Schedule R, mailing address, and shared-board evidence. The 990 carries no person identifier, so some may still be the same person. Showing 60 of 108 (most roles first).

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Chad Smith 2 organizations · Riverhead, NYTimothy Hill Children's Ranch INC
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Chad Smith 2 organizations · Los Angeles, CALos Angeles Philharmonic Association
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Chad Smith 2 organizations · Oneonta, NYGlenwood Cemetery Assoc INC
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Chad Smith 2 organizations · Temecula, CAPenfold Communications INC
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Chad Smith 1 organization · Oneonta, NYFuture for Oneonta Foundation INC
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Chad Smith 1 organization · Barrington, RIEast Bay Bristol County Lacrosse Association
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Chad Smith 1 organization · Talkeetna, AKThe Denali Nordic Ski Club INC
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Chad Smith 1 organization · Guttenberg, NJNew Jersey State Policemens Benevolent Association 88 Guttenberg Pba Local
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Chad Smith 1 organization · Covington, TNDiamond Club INC
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Chad Smith 1 organization · Broken Arrow, OKKibo Group International Incorporated
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Chad Smith 1 organization · Willow, NYUltimate Search Initiative INC
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Chad Smith 1 organization · Harrisburg, PASusquehanna Township Baseball Association
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Chad Smith 1 organization · Mifflintown, PAJuniata Business & Industry INC
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Chad Smith 1 organization · Evansville, INWesselman Park Nature Society INC
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Chad Smith 1 organization · Frederick, MDReforge INC
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Chad Smith 1 organization · San Antonio, TXBrighton Center
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Chad Smith 1 organization · Opelika, ALAlabama Judicial Advocacy INC
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Chad Smith 1 organization · Estacada, OREagle Fern Camp
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Chad Smith 1 organization · Saint Louis, MOUnited Steelworkers
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Chad Smith 1 organization · Oneonta, NYSpringbrook Ny INC
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Chad Smith 1 organization · Phoenix, AZGoten INC
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Chad Smith 1 organization · Montgomery, ALFaith Broadcasting INC
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Chad Smith 1 organization · Pevely, MOUnited Steelworkers
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Chad Smith 1 organization · Buford, GA285 Lax INC
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Chad Smith 1 organization · San Francisco, CASan Francisco Security Traders Association INC
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Chad Smith 1 organization · Brownwood, TXVeterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Dept of Texas
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Chad Smith 1 organization · Brunswick, GALinda Bobbitt Educational Foundation INC
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Chad Smith 1 organization · Bowling Green, KYPhoenix Theatre INC of Bowling Green Kentucky
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Chad Smith 1 organization · Detroit, MIDetroit Police Benefit and Protective Association
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Chad Smith 1 organization · Myrtle Beach, SCBeach Ball Classic INC
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Chad Smith 1 organization · Bloomington, MNMidwest Global Trade Association Mgta
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Chad Smith 1 organization · Stilwell, OKHickory Village INC
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Chad Smith 1 organization · Aberdeen, MD128 Harford County Municipal Lodge
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Chad Smith 1 organization · Wenatchee, WANcw Sun Devils
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Chad Smith 1 organization · Bayside, CACalifornia State Grange
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Chad Smith 1 organization · Montclair, NJPTA New Jersey Congress of Parents & Teachers
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Chad Smith 1 organization · Sacramento, CACalifornia State Grange
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Chad Smith 1 organization · Olympia, WAPleasant Forest Camping Club
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Chad Smith 1 organization · Newnan, GARutledge Center INC
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Chad Smith 1 organization · Tuscaloosa, ALInternational Association of Fire 403 Tuscaloosa
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Chad Smith 1 organization · Burnet, TXBurnet Youth Softball-Baseball Association
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Chad Smith 1 organization · Springfield, VAWest Springfield Little League
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Chad Smith 1 organization · Mechanicsburg, PASelect Medical Charitable Foundation
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Chad Smith 1 organization · Plano, TXFinancial Planning Association Dfw INC
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Chad Smith 1 organization · Ritzville, WAWashington Association of Wheat Growers
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Chad Smith 1 organization · Lehi, UTThe Patterson Family Charitable Supporting Organization
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Chad Smith 1 organization · Stetsonville, WIStetsonville Volunteer Fire Company INC
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Chad Smith 1 organization · Gainesville, FLGainesville Soccer Alliance INC
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Chad Smith 1 organization · Alcoa, TNGreen Meadow Country Club INC
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Chad Smith 1 organization · Altoona, PAContact Altoona
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Chad Smith 1 organization · Hazelwood, MOSt Louis Spine Foundation INC
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Chad Smith 1 organization · Albuquerque, NMNew Mexico Chamber of Commerce
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Chad Smith 1 organization · Norwalk, IANorwalk Area Chamber of Commerce
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Chad Smith 1 organization · Louisville, KYLeadership Louisville Foundation Incorporated
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Chad Smith 1 organization · Jacksonville, FLEmpowerment Resources INC
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Chad Smith 1 organization · Oxford, OHOxford Visitors and Convention Bureau
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Chad Smith 1 organization · Bristol, FLLiberty County Senior Citizens Association INC
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Chad Smith 1 organization · Jasper, ALNorthwest Alabama Corrections for Youth INC
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Chad Smith 1 organization · Arlington, VAInternational Institute for Sustainable Laboratories
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Chad Smith 1 organization · Sacramento, CACalifornia Ambulatory Surgery Association

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Serves alongside

Other officers, directors & key employees at this person's organizations, by latest reported compensation.

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Former President and CEO · FY2023
$1.7M
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CEO and President · FY2020
$842K
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First Violin · FY2024
$594K
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Former President & CEO · FY2023
$561K
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Chief Development Officer · FY2024
$519K
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Associate Concertmaster · FY2024
$467K
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Former CEO & President · FY2022
$432K
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Timpani · FY2024
$419K
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Principal Oboe · FY2024
$378K
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Principal Trumpet · FY2024
$372K
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Clerk of the Board, Until 09-2021 · FY2021
$372K
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Principal Cello · FY2022
$334K

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Public data from IRS Form 990 e-file & the Business Master File. Individuals appear here because they were named as an officer, director, or key employee on a nonprofit's Form 990; people are grouped by name plus corroborating evidence (Schedule R, shared address, shared board members). · philanthropy.org