Dr. Chelsey Green

Dr. Chelsey Green is a cultural strategist, Billboard-charting recording artist, and Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Recording Academy® (The GRAMMYs®). She stands as the first Black woman and youngest person ever elected to lead the organization's governing body in its 68-year history. As an Associate Professor at Berklee College of Music, Dr. Green designs experiential learning environments that prepare emerging artists for sustainable careers in a rapidly evolving creative economy. Through curriculum development, artist residencies, and mentorship programs, she helps institutions rethink how creative leadership is taught and practiced — bridging artistic development, industry knowledge, and cultural vision. As bandleader and violinist of Chelsey Green and The Green Project, she leads an internationally touring ensemble whose genre-defying performances bridge classical, jazz, R&B, and contemporary music. Her collaborations with icons including Stevie Wonder, Maxwell, Lizzo, and the National Symphony Orchestra reflect the same boundary-crossing philosophy that defines her leadership and teaching. A sought-after keynote speaker whose writing has appeared in The New York Times and who has taken the TEDx stage, Dr. Green challenges audiences to rethink leadership, innovation, and the role of culture in shaping the future.