Stephen D. Bloom
Executive Director, Portland Japanese Garden
Executive Director since 2005, Steve Bloom came to the Portland Japanese Garden with a dynamic background in creating new and exciting opportunities for non-profit organizations. Steve was a 2008–09 Council on Foreign Relations International Affairs Fellow in Japan, sponsored by Hitachi, Ltd. and concurrently served as Visiting Scholar at Tokyo University of Agriculture. Most recently he served as President of the Honolulu Symphony (2000–2005) and prior to Honolulu, showed early success at the age of 27 when he served as Executive Director of the Tacoma Symphony (1996–2000).
Steve received his Bachelor's degree in Music Education in 1991 from the State University of New York's Crane School of Music, and in 2003 was a recipient of a Social Innovation Fellowship to attend the Stanford University Graduate School of Business executive education program on non-profit management. He currently serves on the Board of the Japan America Society of Oregon and has served on the Board of Regents of Chaminade University Honolulu, as the President of the Washington State Arts Alliance, and as the founding Chair of the Washington Park Alliance. In 2004, Steve was the recipient of the Pacific Business News "Forty under 40" award, recognizing young business leadership, and he also received a commendation from Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle for community service. Other professional positions have included employment with the Buffalo Philharmonic and the Sacramento Symphony.
