Edward Yim is Chief Content Officer and Senior Vice President of WQXR. Previously, he was President and CEO of American Composers Orchestra and held senior artistic planning positions with organizations such as the New York Philharmonic, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, New York City Opera and the Cleveland Orchestra.
In addition, Yim was Senior Vice-President and Director of the Conductor and Instrumentalists Division at IMG Artists where he personally managed a roster of composers and conductors, leading the Conductors and Instrumentalists division for IMG’s New York Office.
Born and raised in Los Angeles, Edward Yim holds an AB in Government from Harvard College and an MBA from Case Western Reserve University. Mr. Yim is a graduate of the League of American Orchestra’s Management Fellowship Program. He is currently serves on the board of the League of American Orchestras and has served on the boards of New Music USA and the International Contemporary Ensemble, and also consults to Music Accord, a consortium of presenters which commissions contemporary chamber music for American artists.