Board of Directors

Khori Dastoor has served as the General Director and CEO of Houston Grand Opera since 2021. The fourth General Director in company history, Dastoor embodies an unwavering dedication to the transformative power of art and its role in ensuring civic vitality. With an ardent belief in accessibility, Dastoor has championed initiatives to ensure every member of Houston’s diverse international community has access to fine art, expanding HGO’s programming to cater to multigenerational audiences and extend beyond the theater walls.   
 
Named one of Houston’s Most Admired CEOs by the Houston Business Journal (2023) and honored as a one of the city’s 50 Most Influential Women by Houston Woman Magazine (2022), Dastoor has secured the largest philanthropic gifts in HGO history since assuming leadership of the company. She also spearheaded HGO’s new partnership with Apple Classical, expanding the company’s global reach, and oversaw the launch of the company’s new Houston Grand Opera record label with the purpose of sharing the company’s world-class artistry with a broad international audience. 
  
Under Dastoor’s leadership, HGO was nominated for a 2026 GRAMMY Award for Best Opera Recording for Jake Heggie, Gene Scheer, and Jawole Willa Jo Zollar’s critically acclaimed, company-commissioned 2023 world-premiere opera Intelligence, the first release under the company’s new label. HGO also was the only American institution to be nominated for Company of the Year in the 2025 International Opera Awards.