President of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts since September 2014, Rutter oversees the production, presentation, and curation of more than 2,000 diverse performances each year. She guides the Center’s global network of over 40 education initiatives reaching 2.1 million individuals.

3 days ago · Deborah F. Rutter at the 46th Annual Kennedy Center Honors event in Washington in 2023. She was fired from her job as president of the center on Wednesday.

(WASHINGTON)—Deborah F. Rutter, who has served as President of the Kennedy Center since 2014, today announced her decision to step down at the end of this year. In November, the Center announced that chairman David M. Rubenstein would continue to lead the board through September 2026.

1 day ago · NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to Deborah Rutter, former head of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, in her first interview since the board installed President Trump as its new chair.

Deborah F. Rutter (born 30 September 1956) is an American arts executive. [1] She was the president of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. from September 2014 to February 2025. Rutter was the first woman to head the Center, overseeing the Center's operations in presenting theater, dance, music, awards, and the affiliated, National Symphony Orchestra and ...

Jan 27, 2025 · Deborah F. Rutter will step down as president of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington at the end of the year, the center announced on Monday, in the latest...

23 hours ago · Deborah Rutter served as president of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for a decade. This week, she was fired. President Trump had replaced many board members with his own supporters. Then, on Wednesday, the new board elected Trump as the center's new chair. It was a fulfillment of ...

Jan 27, 2025 · Deborah Rutter, who has led the Kennedy Center for more than a decade, will step down at the end of the year. Rutter has presided over an expansion of the center, both in programming...

Jan 28, 2025 · Deborah F. Rutter, who has served as President of the Kennedy Center since 2014, has announced her decision to step down at the end of this year. In November, the Center announced that chairman David M. Rubenstein would continue to lead the board through September 2026.

Jan 27, 2025 · Deborah F. Rutter, president of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., has announced that she will step down from her position at the end of 2025. A replacement for Rutter, whose tenure began in 2014, has not been named.