Karla Brom, General Manager

Karla Brom is thrilled to join ICE after several years freelancing in performing arts management, including two seasons with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra’s Liquid Music series, work with New Amsterdam Presents and as producer for the 2017 Ecstatic Music Festival.  Before her work in performing arts, Karla had a rewarding career in international finance and economic development, focusing on issues ranging from privatization in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union to increasing financial inclusion in developing and post-conflict economies.  She has worked in 60+ countries and has heard great music in all of them!

Originally from St. Paul, Minnesota but a longtime New Yorker, Karla has her BA from Wellesley College and MA in International  Relations from the Fletcher School at Tufts University.  She is currently an independent director and member of the audit committee of FINCA Haiti, a microfinance institution based in Port-au-Prince.