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Sarah Trahern

Trustee · Leadership Nashville Foundation

Trustee at Leadership Nashville Foundation. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 2 organizations on the Form 990 record.

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Ambiguous identity This name matches 4 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
2
Roles reported
2
Others who share this name
4

Who this is

Profile

The filed facts are verified from the IRS filings. The biography is compiled from public web sources and grounded to that filed record.

✓ Verified from filings
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Reported as Trustee of Leadership Nashville Foundation, based in Nashville, TN.
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Also listed as Board Member of Music City Bowl INC, uncompensated.
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced

Sarah Trahern is the Chief Executive Officer of the Country Music Association, a position she has held since 2014. She previously served as General Manager and Senior Vice President of Great American Country (GAC) television network after spending six years with The Nashville Network.

Under her leadership, the CMA has stewarded the organization's signature events—the CMA Awards and CMA Fest—and the CMA Foundation has distributed more than $30 million to music education initiatives.

Compiled from public web sources (4 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
CEO 2014-present; retiring December 2026
Education
  • Georgetown University (Class of 1986)1986

Affiliations

Organizations

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

Leadership Nashville Foundation Trustee · $919K revenue · Nashville, TNLEADERSHIP NASHVILLE INVITES LOCAL LEADERS TO PARTICIPATE IN AN INTENSIVE LEADERSHIP PROGRAMFiled FY2024 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Music City Bowl INC Board Member · $9.0M revenue · Nashville, TNTO PRODUCE A POST-SEASON COLLEGIATE FOOTBALL GAME TO STIMULATE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE NASHVILLE ECONOMY, NATIONAL IMAGE, AND COMMUNITY PRIDE WHILE…Filed FY2024, FY2022, FY2021, FY2020, FY2019 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

Disambiguation

Other people named Sarah Trahern

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.

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Sarah Trahern 2 organizations · Nashville, TNThe Cma Foundation
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Sarah Trahern 1 organization · Nashville, TNNashville Convention & Visitors Bureau
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Sarah Trahern 1 organization · Nashville, TNGirl Scouts of Middle Tennessee INC
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Sarah Trahern 1 organization · Nashville, TNNashvillehealth

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Serves alongside

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

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CEO/President · FY2024
$370K
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Executive Director · FY2024
$223K
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Executive Director · FY2022
$199K
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COO-Bus Dev & Strat Ptnr · FY2019
$121K
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Operations Manager · FY2024
$105K
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COO / SVP Events & Operations · FY2024
$104K
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CFO · FY2024
$103K
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Board President · FY2024
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Board Vice President · FY2024
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Board Secretary · FY2024
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Board Treasurer · FY2024
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Trustee · FY2024

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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