Société Place des Arts CEO Marie-Josée Desrochers honed decision-making skills in McGill-HEC Montréal EMBA

Marie-Josée Desrochers (EMBA’14) moved to Montréal to study music when she was just sixteen years old, and has spent most of her career working in the arts. Desrochers spent two decades with the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, and decided to take on a mid-career McGill-HEC Montréal Executive MBA. She credits the experience with helping her evolve as a leader and giving her the confidence to take decisions in times of crisis. Since 2019, she’s been putting those skills to use as the CEO of Société Place des Arts.