NCVC Board of Directors

2020-21
Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp Board of Directors

The NCVC is governed by a board made up of outstanding community leaders who represent a diverse array of Nashville businesses and who selflessly give their time for the economic development of Music City.

Executive Committee

  • Bob Fisher
    Dr. Robert Fisher, Chair | Belmont University
  • John Esposito
    John Esposito, Chair-Elect | Warner Music Group
  • Ronnie Smith
    Ronnie Smith, Immediate Past Chair | Regions Bank
  • Kevin Lavender
    Kevin Lavender, Finance and Audit Committee Chair | 5/3 Bank
  • Kevin Green
    Kevin Green, Sales and Marketing Committee Chair | Chartwell Hospitality

Board of Directors

  • Patrick Chaffin
    Patrick Chaffin | Ryman Hospitality Properties
  • Maneet Chauhan
    Maneet Chauhan | Morph Hospitality Group
  • Eddie George
    Eddie George | Entrepreneur
  • Jim Gingrich
    Jim Gingrich | Alliance Bernstein
  • Ed Hardy
    Ed Hardy | Hardy Media & Entertainment
  • Leesa LeClaire
    Leesa LeClaire | Hilton Nashville Airport Hotel
  • Ken Levitan
    Ken Levitan | Vector Management
  • Kimberly Lewis
    Kimberly Lewis | Emerson Grace
  • Pat Martin
    Pat Martin | Martin Investment Group
  • Burke Nihill
    Burke Nihill | Tennessee Titans
  • Eric Opron
    Eric Opron | Omni Nashville Hotel
  • Dr. Jonathan Perlin
    Dr. Jonathan Perlin | HCA
  • Ellen Pryor
    Ellen Pryor | Frist Art Museum
  • Brian Tibbs
    Brian Tibbs | Moody Nolan
  • Marcus Whitney
    Marcus Whitney | Health:Further

Ex Officio

  • Butch Spyridon
    Butch Spyridon | Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp
  • Charles Robert Bone
    Charles Robert Bone, General Counsel | Bone McAllester Norton
  • Sherry Franklin
    Sherry Franklin | Renaissance Nashville Hotel – Chair, Metro Tourism and Convention Commission
  • Sarah Trahern
    Sarah Trahern | CMA