Anteaters in the Arts
Rachel Fine discovers her calling by leading arts organizations By Richard Chang
Not everyone who studies piano and music in college grows up to be a world-class, professional artist. Some grow up to be world-class, professional arts executives. Rachel Fine attended UC Irvine in the 1990s as a transfer student, graduating magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from UCI in 1994. After training for many years as a classical pianist, she briefly considered 14
an academic career in musicology. However, thanks to her broad education at UCI, she expanded her field of vision and became an arts administrator and leader for various arts organizations. She’s now CEO and executive director of the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, Image: Rachel Fine at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts. Photo: Luke Fontana
