David Pratt has over twenty years of management experience in leadership roles across the performing arts, film and entertainment sectors in the United States and Australia.

Prior to joining Classical Tahoe, he held the positions of Executive Director/CEO with the Savannah Music Festival, Queensland Symphony Orchestra and the Santa Barbara Symphony where Pratt achieved significant growth, delivering budget surpluses and a large increase in operating reserves.

From 2010 to early 2015 Pratt was the Executive Director for the start-up Savannah Philharmonic where he built the organization from the ground up delivering a strong financial base.

Pratt has held previous management positions with the G’Day USA Festival, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Australian Festival of Chamber Music and Australians In Film in Los Angeles.

Pratt has a bachelor of arts, graduate diploma in business administration, and a certificate in public relations. He is passionate about music, film, travel, gardening and The Great Outdoors.  When he’s not working you’ll find him hiking (often with his dog Sadie), biking, swimming, boating, and hitting the gym.