Elizabeth Moulthrop is a nonprofit leader, music educator, and violinist who is passionate about using music as a vehicle for equity and community. Ms. Moulthrop serves as the Executive Director of El Sistema USA, a nonprofit that works to ensure every child has access to high-quality music education that celebrates their voice and potential, by supporting a national network of organizations & educators. Ms. Moulthrop previously served as the Director and founding member of the Paterson Music Project (a program of the Wharton Arts) an El Sistema-inspired after school program established in 2013 in Paterson, NJ. Ms. Moulthrop is also the founder and President of Notes for Change, Inc., a non-profit organization that has run music education programs in Pisco, Peru and served as the fiscal agent for the World Ensemble. Ms. Moulthrop holds a Bachelor of Music degree from The Boyer School of Music and Dance at Temple University and a Performer’s Certificate from the John J. Cali School of Music at Montclair State University. Ms. Moulthrop holds a Master of Public Administration in Social and Urban Policy at the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University.
