# Zarin Mehta

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{{short description|Indian-Canadian arts executive (born 1938)}}
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| relatives          = [Zubin Mehta](/source/Zubin_Mehta) (brother)<br/>[Bejun Mehta](/source/Bejun_Mehta) (distant relative)
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| footnotes          = <ref name=WhoWho>{{cite book |chapter=Zarin Mehta |title=The Complete Marquis Who's Who |publisher=[Marquis Who's Who](/source/Marquis_Who's_Who) |year=2010 |access-date=6 Sep 2011 |url=http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/bic1/ReferenceDetailsPage/ReferenceDetailsWindow?displayGroupName=Reference&disableHighlighting=false&prodId=BIC2&action=e&windowstate=normal&catId=&documentId=GALE%7CK2020065705&mode=view&userGroupName=fairfax_main&jsid=0b28efc9246714f9706c7f4b745d75c9 |id=Gale Document Number: <nowiki>GALE|K2020065705</nowiki> |format=Fee, via [Fairfax County Public Library](/source/Fairfax_County_Public_Library)}} [Gale](/source/Gale_(publisher)) Biography In Context.</ref><ref name=NY_Phil_bio/>
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'''Zarin Mehta''' (born 28 October 1938) is an Indian-Canadian arts executive who served as the president and executive director of the [New York Philharmonic Orchestra](/source/New_York_Philharmonic_Orchestra) from 2000 to 2012, in addition to various positions in the performing arts industry.

==Career==
Mehta is a [chartered accountant](/source/chartered_accountant). During his career at the [public accounting](/source/public_accounting) firm [Coopers & Lybrand](/source/Coopers_%26_Lybrand) (1962-1981) in [Montreal](/source/Montreal), he rose to [partner](/source/Partner_(business_rank)). He was an accountant at Frederic B. Smart & Co., in [London](/source/London) (1957-1962).<ref name=WhoWho/>

=== Montreal Symphony Orchestra ===
Mehta was managing director of the [Montreal Symphony Orchestra](/source/Montreal_Symphony_Orchestra) from 1981 to 1990.{{citation needed|date=June 2022}}

=== Ravinia Festival ===
Mehta was named executive director of the [Ravinia Festival](/source/Ravinia_Festival) in 1990 and later became president and [CEO](/source/CEO). During his 10-year tenure he pioneered the [jazz festival](/source/jazz_festival) within Ravinia and a world music series.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ravinia.org/History2.aspx |title=Ravinia Festival: About Us - History of Ravinia |access-date=27 September 2010 |archive-date=2 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002155927/http://www.ravinia.org/History2.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref>

=== New York Philharmonic ===
Mehta was appointed New York Philharmonic executive director in September 2000 and received the additional role of president in June 2004.<ref name=NY_Phil_bio>{{cite web |access-date=2011-09-06 |url=http://nyphil.org/about/board_mehta.cfm |title=New York Philharmonic: President and Executive Director Zarin Mehta |archive-date=3 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111103065459/http://nyphil.org/about/board_mehta.cfm |url-status=dead }}</ref> He was instrumental in securing the logistics for the [2008 New York Philharmonic visit to North Korea](/source/2008_New_York_Philharmonic_visit_to_North_Korea).<ref>{{Cite news
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| newspaper= [LA Times](/source/LA_Times)
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On 27 September 2010 Mehta announced he would step down as president and chief executive of the New York Philharmonic when his contract expires after the 2011-2012 season, after having spent 12 years at the Philharmonic.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/28/arts/music/28orchestra.html |work=New York Times |title=New York Philharmonic Executive to Step Down |date=27 September 2010|first=Daniel J. |last=Wakin |access-date=2011-09-06}}</ref>

=== Sonoma State University ===
Mehta was named co-executive director of the Green Music Center at [Sonoma State University](/source/Sonoma_State_University) in October 2013. Both artist [Lang Lang](/source/Lang_Lang) and benefactor [Sandy Weill](/source/Sanford_I._Weill) were instrumental in his appointment.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sonoma.edu/newscenter/2013/10/zarin-mehta-joins-green-music-center-to-set-artistic-vision.html|title=Zarin Mehta Joins Green Music Center to Set Artistic Vision|last=Wasp|first=Jean|date=31 October 2013|work=Sonoma State University News Center|access-date=27 March 2017|archive-date=28 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170328105514/http://www.sonoma.edu/newscenter/2013/10/zarin-mehta-joins-green-music-center-to-set-artistic-vision.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/2222684-181/zarin-mehta-former-president-of?ref=related|title=Zarin Mehta, former president of New York Philharmonic, joins SSU's Green Music Center|last=Peterson|first=Diane|date=30 October 2013|work=The Press Democrat|access-date=27 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/31/arts/music/sanford-weill-lures-philharmonic-ex-chief-to-green-center.html|title=Zarin Mehta Is to Oversee a California Concert Hall|last=Pogrebin|first=Robin|date=30 October 2013|work=New York Times|access-date=27 March 2017}}</ref> President of the university, [Judy K. Sakaki](/source/Judy_K._Sakaki), announced in December 2016 that as part of a plan to restructure Green Music Center management, a single executive director will be hired to fulfill the duties of both Mehta and the interim co-executive director, Stan Nosek.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sonomastatestar.com/news/2017/2/20/search-on-for-new-gmc-executive-director|title=Search on for new GMC executive director|work=Sonoma State Star - The university's student-run newspaper|access-date=2017-03-27|language=en-US|archive-date=28 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170328114143/http://www.sonomastatestar.com/news/2017/2/20/search-on-for-new-gmc-executive-director|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/6435166-181/henry-hansel-named-chairman-of?artslide=0|title=Henry Hansel named chairman of Green Music Center board, replacing Sandy Weill|date=2016-12-14|work=Santa Rosa Press Democrat|access-date=2017-03-27|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/2222684-181/zarin-mehta-former-president-of|title=Zarin Mehta, former president of New York Philharmonic, joins SSU's Green Music Center|date=2013-10-31|website=Santa Rosa Press Democrat|language=en|access-date=2020-04-10}}</ref>

Mehta's total pay and benefits during 2015 was $625,339.56.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://transparentcalifornia.com/salaries/2015/california-state-university/zarin-mehta/|title=Salary information for Zarin Mehta|website=Transparent California|language=en|access-date=2017-03-27}}</ref> In 2015, Mehta was identified as the highest earning employee of the [California State University system](/source/California_State_University).<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/csu-672991-percent-california.html|title=CSU system continues to swell from administrative bloat|work=The Orange County Register|access-date=2017-03-27|language=en-US}}</ref> Mehta retired from [Sonoma State](/source/Sonoma_State_University) in 2017.

==Personal==
He is the brother of [Zubin Mehta](/source/Zubin_Mehta) and son of the late [Mehli Mehta](/source/Mehli_Mehta), founder of the Bombay Symphony Orchestra. He is married to [Canadian](/source/Canadians) [soprano](/source/soprano) Carmen Lasky, who was previously married to his brother Zubin. He is of [Parsi](/source/Parsis) descent.

==Sources==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080706215038/http://centerstage.net/music/whoswho/ZarinMehta.html Center Stage.net]

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