Chris Harrington

Christopher L. Harrington currently serves as the Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s (DSO) Senior Director of Jazz and @ The Max. A native Detroiter with a passion for connecting people through arts and culture, Harrington has a successful track record in audience development, revenue generation strategy, and intrapreneurship. In his current role, Harrington is responsible for programming and marketing local, national, and international talent and ensuring a sustainable business model that attracts and retains new audiences. He also oversees rentals, front of house, retail, and catering operations at the DSO’s Max M. and Marjorie S. Fisher Music Center, a 135,000-square-foot community gathering place with four unique venues.

Before joining the DSO, Harrington was Marketing Manager at the Detroit Jazz Festival, where he led all marketing, public relations, and new media initiatives. He has also worked in public relations and membership services for WDET-FM, Detroit’s NPR station.

Harrington holds a Master of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Music from Wayne State University (Detroit). He recently completed National Arts Strategies’ eight-month Executive Program in Arts & Culture Strategy, a partnership with the University of Pennsylvania.

Harrington is a mentor in Wayne State University’s Mike Ilitch School of Business Corporate Mentor Program and a member of the Detroit Young Professionals executive team. He has served on grant review committees and as a panelist at national conferences. In his personal life, Harrington enjoys spending time with family, watching sports, and traveling to music and arts festivals around the world.