Katy Kirby is Director of Product Development for the Nashville Technology Council. Raised in Texas, she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Radio, Television and Film from the University of North Texas. Her professional career began in the television industry working as a production coordinator in Austin, Texas and New York, New York. While in New York, Katy worked with Associated Press Television, The Daily Show, CBS, ABC, and The Oprah Winfrey Show, and was instrumental in coordinating the coverage of the September 11th attacks in New York for several national and international news agencies . Relocating to Houston in 2003, she spent 3 years working in sponsorship on a national and local level for Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE-LYV). She began her work in the music industry in Nashville in 2007 and in 2008 she was a founding member and Executive Director of Digital Nashville, a professional networking organization for members of the digital community in the greater Nashville area. Katy also worked for the Nashville based venture technology development company Remarkable Wit, heading up all marketing and PR efforts.
Throughout her career, Katy has been an active member and advocate for the arts, technology, and young professional communities. Katy currently heads the Young Professionals Group for the Martha O’Bryan Center and is serving on the Nashville Promise Neighborhood Committee. She is an alumni of SOLID Nashville and member of the Frist Center’s Avant Garde, The Belcourt Theatre, and The Nature Conservancy Tennessee Chapter Gen C. Katy also serves as an advisor to the Nashville based music technology startup Venue Blast.
