Iris Nemani is the McMurtry Family Director at Stanford Live. Stanford Live presents a wide range of the finest performances from around the world, fostering a vibrant learning community and providing distinctive experiences through the performing arts. With its home at Bing Concert Hall and Frost Amphitheater, Stanford Live draws on the breadth and depth of Stanford University to connect performance to the significant issues, ideas, and discoveries of our time.
Iris has worked in arts and culture for more than 30 years, bringing her expertise and leadership to a variety of arts organizations. Her career has spanned both not-for-profit and commercial endeavors. She has served as Chief Programming Officer at Harbourfront Centre, Managing Director of the Toronto 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games Cultural Program and General Manager of the Young Centre for the Performing Arts among others.
Iris studied science at the University of Toronto before earning her bachelor of applied arts in interior design from Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU, formerly Ryerson University). She has guest lectured at TMU in theater producing.
