Senior Tessitura Technical and Support Staff Members are listed separately in the Tessitura Network "Network Team" section of this site.

Smeeta Sharon, Impresario L.L.C., Executive Director
Ms. Sharon leads the licensing activities of Impresario, working with the Tessitura Network to ensure that the Tessitura software remains the leader in arts enterprise software, serving a growing community of arts organizations world-wide.

In 1996, as Assistant Manager in charge of Business Operations at The Metropolitan Opera Ms. Sharon led a strategic “Customer Care” Initiative to raise the quality of customer service to a higher level and to maximize the Metropolitan Opera's net revenues through well-managed customer relationships. It was as part of this initiative, that she oversaw the development of Tessitura software for The Metropolitan Opera. In an effort to “give back to the arts” and to extend the use of the highly effective Tessitura software to other organizations in the field, Ms. Sharon subsequently led the charge to create The Metropolitan Opera's wholly-owned subsidiary Impresario L.L.C. to license the use of Tessitura to other arts institutions.

Prior to coming to The Metropolitan Opera, Ms. Sharon was a management consultant with Price Waterhouse working primarily in the Entertainment and Media industry on strategic issues ranging from organizational and operational process improvement to Information Systems planning and implementation.

Jack Rubin, Impresario, L.L.C. Business & Marketing Director & President, Tessitura Network, Inc.
Mr. Rubin has worked with Tessitura on behalf of Impresario and its licensees since mid 2001. He entered the Arts Software business several years ago when he was named President and CEO of an Internet-based box office and ticketing software company. Prior to that he was Chief Financial and Strategic Officer of a large, profitable Internet hotel reservation company where he assisted in a successful IPO for the company in 2000, led the finance / strategy area, recruited a team of professionals, created and performed the investor relations function, built and maintained Wall Street relations, initiated business development deal-flow, and negotiated strategic alliances.

Jack was previously Senior Vice President of a diversified NYSE company. He was responsible for building and operating a portfolio of distribution and manufacturing companies. He served as CEO of five subsidiaries during periods of high growth and industry consolidations. Jack initiated, completed and integrated over twenty acquisitions and multiple divestitures in the United States and other countries. Other corporate roles have included Vice President Marketing, Vice President Corporate Planning and Development and Director of Strategic Planning.

Jack has an M.B.A. from the Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania and a B.B.A from the University of Texas at Austin. He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and holds a Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA) accreditation. He has been an active school and association board member and officer and co-chaired a successful school technology initiative that led to nationally recognized design and implementation of educational use of technology and the required infrastructure.

Email Jack Rubin at: jrubin@tessiturasoftware.com