Lee Helms

 

Lee Helms is Director of Innovation Programs. Lee leads a portfolio of initiatives inspired by San Francisco Opera’s 100th season. Having started at SF Opera as an Assistant Stage Manager and then Production Operations Manager, previous to his current role Lee was Managing Director: Operations, overseeing the resident orchestra, chorus, and dancer employee groups, multi-year planning and strategy, and union negotiations with the American Guild of Musical Artists and the American Federation of Musicians. Other positions have included Production Manager for the Los Angeles Philharmonic at Walt Disney Concert Hall, the Hollywood Bowl, and on tour; Associate General Manager for Theatre for a New Audience, an Off Broadway classical theatre company; Company Manager for Lincoln Center Festival; as well as positions at Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Barrington Stage Company, and Brevard Music Center. Lee holds a BFA from Southern Methodist University and Trinity College Dublin, and is currently in the Executive MBA class of 2024 at UC Berkeley Haas School of Business.